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More than 50 mosques, dating from the 12th century, remain in Sana'a, the Yemeni capital.

Author: Michael Yamashita

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Photo keywords: Al Hajirah, Arabian Sea, capital, Middle east, mosques, page, Sanaa, Silk Road, Yemen, Yemen capital, Zheng He book

The looming mud-brick towers of Al Hajirah, some as many as ten stories high, rise from the valley, just as Ma Huan described.

More than 50 mosques, dating from the 12th century, remain in Sana'a, the Yemeni capital.

Sanna, the capital of Yemen surrounded by ancient clay walls, has been an important trading center on the road to Mecca for 2...