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![Al Hodeida is main fishing port of Yemen, and its fish market is the largest on the Red Sea.](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/819e0f06-3874-11e0-8272-01d3bd12a841/9169100194_xgaplus.jpg)
![An elder reads the Koran at Jibla's Queen Arwa Mosque. The queen, who ruled Yemen in medieval times, left a rich legacy, buil...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/5f063336-3871-11e0-a046-931eef4f7ffb/9169100219_xgaplus.jpg)
An elder reads the Koran at Jibla's Queen Arwa Mosque. The queen, who ruled Yemen in medieval times, left a rich legacy, building many mosques and schools.
Author: Michael Yamashita
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Photo size: 19.3 Mpixels (55.2 MB uncompressed) - 3578x5393 pixels (11.9x18 in / 30.3x45.7 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Jibla's Queen Arwa Mosque, man reading Koran, Middle East, Mosque, page 396, Silk Road, Yemen, Zheng He book
![Jibla was the former capital of Yemen and reached the heights of its prosperity in the 11th and 12th centuries.](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/4d9462f8-3871-11e0-a8d8-63b9e6f7d107/9169100220_xgaplus.jpg)