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Most famours for its shark market, Al Hodeida exports the fins to China to be made into shark fin soup.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.

Photo size: 16.3 Mpixels (46.7 MB uncompressed) - 4950x3300 pixels (16.5x11 in / 41.9x27.9 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: Al Hodeida, Middle East, page 394, page 394-395, shark fin soup, shark fins, shark market, sharks, Silk Road, Zheng He book

Al Hodeida is main fishing port of Yemen, and its fish market is the largest on the Red Sea.

Most famours for its shark market, Al Hodeida exports the fins to China to be made into shark fin soup.

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