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Jibla was the former capital of Yemen and reached the heights of its prosperity in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Author: Michael Yamashita

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Photo size: 24.6 Mpixels (70.5 MB uncompressed) - 4042x6096 pixels (13.5x20.3 in / 34.2x51.6 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: birka, Jibla, page 397, Silk Road, Yemen, Zheng He book

An elder reads the Koran at Jibla's Queen Arwa Mosque. The queen, who ruled Yemen in medieval times, left a rich legacy, buil...

Jibla was the former capital of Yemen and reached the heights of its prosperity in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Eager students clamor for their teacher's attention at Koran school at the Queen Arwa mosque in Jibla.