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| Sunday, 23-Mar-2008 16:16 |
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Bir Ali
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Bir Ali atau nama lamanya 'Qana' (pada second century AD) dahulu kala adalah merupakan sebuah pelabuhan utama bagi kerajaan Hadramout dan menjadi pintu masuk bagi urusan perdagangan kemenyan. Namun sekarang yang tinggal hanyalah kawasan pantai yang begitu cantik dengan air birunya bersama pasir putih yang halus dihiasi dengan deretan ribuan keketam dan anak-anak ikan. Sesekali dalam setahun juga terkadangkala penyu akan datang ke kawasan ini untuk bertelur. Jarak dari bandar Mukalla ke Bir Ali ini adalah sejauh 140km dan jalan darat menyusur pantai ini jua dijadikan sebagai salah satu jalan alternatif ke bandar Aden bagi mereka yang gemarkan pengembaraan dan ingin menikmati pemandangan yang cantik dan unik di sepanjangan perjalanan.
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| Wednesday, 21-Nov-2007 06:29 |
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Makam Nabi Hud
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Perjalanan darat untuk ke makam tersebut memakan masa 2 jam dengan jarak 140km timur dari bandar Seiyun. Makam ini telah menjadi begitu kontroversi akan kesahihannya kerana ada pendapat bercanggah yang mengatakan bahawa makam nabi hud terletak di damsyik, Syria, ada pula mengatakan ia di Palestin, kemudian Mekah dan akhir sekali pendapat yang mengatakan di Oman pula.Wa allahu alam.
Apapun makam nabi hud di Yaman ini seringkali menjadi satu 'magnet' tumpuan beribu pelawat dalam dan luar Yaman yang datang acapkali pada bulan Syaaban. Seolah seperti dijadikan satu acara tahunan yang diadakan bulan tersebut dan pelawat yang datang sertainya terdiri dari pelawat dari pelbagai pelusuk dunia.
Untuk mengetahui cerita lanjut kenapa mereka datang melawat..itu kena buat research sendiri yea..malaysia boleh kan !!! 
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| Sunday, 11-Nov-2007 16:54 |
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KhaylatBugshan
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KhaylatBugshan sebuah lagi perkampungan yang turut terkenal di kawasan Wadi Doan. Perkampungan ini terletak di barat selatan Hadramout dimana akan terlihatnya jika mengambil perjalanan darat dari bandar Seiyun ke Mukalla. Istana ini telah dibina pada 1218h (1798) oleh Sheikh Ahmed Bugshan Banakhar (the second ancestor of sheikh Saeed Suleman Bugshan, the grate)dan pada masakini istana ini telah dijadikan tarikan pelancongan seperti kemudahan hotel didalamnya dan muzium untuk dilawati . Kenapa perkampungan ini begitu terkenal di kawasan Doan kerana ia telah mencatatkan beberapa kejadian ulung seperti :
1. Kampung pertama yang diterangi oleh cahaya elektrik
2. Kampung pertama menerima air bersih melalui pemasangan paip
3. Filem wayang pertama yang ditayang dan dimainkan pada majlis perkahwinan. Peralatanya masih tersimpan baik di muzium sehingga kini.
4.Begitu ramai orang-orang terkenal dan VVIP melawat KhaylatBugshan.
5. Mendapat perhatian untuk projek-projek seperti pembinaan jalan, komunikasi, hospital, sekolah dan etc.
6. Keluarga bugshan ini membawa radio pertama sekitar tahun 1364 dan kereta (jenis bedford).
| Quote: | | Finally, this kyallah sounds as typical and shinning village, in which alkhair settled, it's candle continues gliterring throughout all the valley and wadi.. |
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| Tuesday, 21-Aug-2007 10:29 |
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Mukalla
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Mukalla - It lies at the coast of Arabian Sea abaout 777km from the capital Sana'a. It is the capital of the Governorate of Hadramout and one of the Yemeni seaports on the Arabian Sea. Mukalla also has been of great importance for many centuries, with its trade extending to India and Southeast Asia as the many Indian influences in its architecture show. The town is roughly divided into two areas, the old town around the coastline -white house and the new town to the east.
Husn Al-Ghuazi : the overhanging fotress. It was built in 1884 AD after the battle of Al-Bakariya, and was once used as a customs post and guard house
| Quote: | Banyak hasil tangkapan anak ikan jerung dibuat ikan masin dan hanya terdapat di sini sahaja..rasanya memang sedap walaupun apabila digoreng baunya agak menyengat di dapur.  nyum2 sambal ikan masin |
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| Wednesday, 6-Jun-2007 06:43 |
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Al-Hajjarain
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Hajarain literally means 'two cities' in the old Yemeni language. It is one of the most beautiful (ancient) villages in Yemen, in general, and in Wadi Hadramout in particular. It is a remarkable stone village a top a rocky slope of wadi hajjarain over looking a forest of palm trees.
| Quote: | Perkampungan ini bukan hanya cantik malah turut terkenal dengan penghasilan madu Yaman yang berkualiti tinggi  |
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| Tuesday, 5-Jun-2007 13:32 |
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Shibam
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Info about Shibam :
1. Shibam is a very old city. It was also a capital of the Hadramout region for some period. And a major city on the overland spice and incense route.
2. Shibam is a tight collection of some 500 skyscrapers, seven to eight-stories high, crammed into an area of only half a sq km. Some of these houses are many centuries and the tallest reaching 30m. The city seems as a fortified castle on a hill of almost 30 meters from the wadi bed.
3. It's unique architectural heritage of 500 mud brick houses is an extraordinary example of traditional Yemeni building skills.
4. The first known sky-scraper city, is ironically dubbed as 'Manhanttan of the Desert'.
5. The city was added to UNESCO's World Heritage list in 1982
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| Sunday, 4-Jun-2006 13:09 |
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Tarim , Hadramout
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Tarim is situated on the east bank of Wadi Hadramout some 35km to the northeast of Seiyun.It has received much attention in the historical narratives for the importance of its role throughout the ages. The town was a capital of Kinda Kings for a period of time. After Islam, it became one of the religious centers. Until recently, it was a town of knowledge and one of the most important teaching centers in Yemen. A lot of its inhabitants emigrated to the western coast of India and established commercial settlements in Singapore and Indonesia since 1220 AD.
Tarim citadel is an important historical site of the town. There are also a number of old fortifications and castles, the most important of which are Al-Urr Fortress(Husn), Al Muhdar Mosque (1915AD), its 125 foot high square minaret, and Ahqaf library which is one of the most important Yemeni house of Manuscripts.
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| Saturday, 3-Jun-2006 10:59 |
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Hadramout - Death has come
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Hadramout is one of the Yemeni Governorates. It lies in the south east of Yemen. They include coastal plain on the Arabian Sea, mountains, plateaus at a height of 2000 meter above the sea olevel and large areas of Ar-Ruba Al-Khali. It also includes wadi Hadramout which is one of the largest and most fertile wadis in the Arabian Peninsula at the length of 165km. Hadramout has a deep - rooted past and history distinguished with continuity through the different historic phases until present. The archeological researches made in Hadramout valley indicate that south peninsula witnessed human activity in the first stone ages, Hadramout witnessed boom of one of the old Yemen kingdoms, Hadramout kingdom which flourished a the start of the first millennium B. C.
How they get the name : Hadramout governorate had been presented in the classic books as the land of (Ahqaf), the historians reported that Amir Bin Qahtan was the first to land in Ahqaf after “A’ad” and if he attended in a war, he killed much, then they said if he reported there - “death.., is coming: then it was his title, the area was then named accordingly.
Hadramout people named as hadramis. historically, hadramis have been great travellers, journeying extensively to the east coast of Africa, the indian subcontinent and southeast Asia to make their fortunes in trade and business.Hadramout takes its deep rooted ness from the past, and still look to future as an important governorate, including archeological, historic, tourist and economic cities and sites on the coastal strip, Islands and on the banks of the fertile Hadramout valley as: mukalla city, ghil bawazir, Hot Spa,Al- Shehir city, Seiyun city, tarim city, shibam, wadi Do'an, etc. Let's start with :
Seiyun city : The largest city in Hadramout valley, the houses surrounded with green carpet of large gardens, palm trees woods. It is the administrative capital of the valley since the 15th century, it has been mentioned in the ancient reference inscriptions, the classical historians noted that it was a great city, and residence for Hadramout, Himiar and Kinda. Land marks as sultan Huge palace (Al Katheir sultan palace) known at present as the revolution palace, consisting of five floors including tens of rooms and utilities, it has been transformed to a museum of antiquities and a museum of customs. (1) traditions and handicrafts. (2) Al- Ghalas castle, the complex of handicrafts such as woodworks, poultry industries, ceramics, leather handicrafts etc. The important land marks in Seiyun: The market where many handicrafts and traditional industries are shown.
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| Thursday, 30-Mar-2006 09:38 |
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Marib - Once Upon a Time in Sheba
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Marib sebuah daerah di Yaman yang jarak jauhnya 120km(2 jam setengah) dari Bandar Sana’a. Pada zaman dahulukala, disinilah letaknya pusat pemerintahan Kerajaan Saba(Sheba), yang mula berdiri pada tahun 950S.M dan berdiri megah pada tahun 115 S.M. Kerajaan Saba ini telah menjadi mashyur kerana adanya dua sebab penting iaitu :
Ratunya. Kerajaan Saba telah diperintah oleh seorang Ratunya yang terkenal bernama Ratu Balqis di mana ceritanya ini dikaitkan dengan Nabi Allah Sulaiman dan burung hud hud telah disebut di dalam al Quran (surah An Naml 20-44, dan lihat pula at Thabari I:345 – 350). Antara kesan peninggalannya ialah tapak kuil ‘temple of the moon’ kerana penyembahannya kepada tuhan bulan ‘Almaqah’ dan tapak istana ratu ini. Kerja-kerja penggalian oleh ahli arkeologi masih lagi diteruskan dan segala barang2 purba yang dijumpai telah dipamerkan di muzium Negara Yaman di Sana’a.
Empangan Marib. Satu empangan yang terkenal didalam sejarah dunia dimana empangan ini boleh menakung air di antara dua buah gunung dengan kapasiti purata jutaan gelen sehari dan mampu membekalkan air selama 3 bulan kepada penduduknya dimusim kemarau. Air itu disalirkan bagi kegunaan pertanian dan harian di seluruh negeri Saba. Keberhasilan projek empangan Ma'rib ini telah membawa negeri Saba' ke tingkat kemakmuran yang paling tinggi. Kisah kerajaan Saba' yang makmur ini telah diabadikan oleh Allah SWT di dalam al-Quran (surah Saba – ayat 16).
Walau bagaimanapun, kemakmuran Saba' tidak berkekalan dan berlangsung lama. Kemakmuran dan pembangunan yang mereka perolehi telah Menyebabkan mereka berpaling dari agama Allah. Mereka tenggelam di dalam kekafiran dan bermacam kemewahan hidup duniawi. Akhirnya Allah SWT menghancurkan umat Saba'. Empangan raksasa telah runtuh dan menenggelamkan seluruh rakyat Saba'. Kerajaan Saba' porak-poranda dan hancur buat selama-lamanya.
Firman Allah SWT yang bermaksud :
" Mereka itu berpaling dari Tuhan, kerana itu kami datangkan kepada mereka banjir yang besar, begitulah kami berikan balasan kepada mereka, disebabkan kerana kekafiran mereka dan Kami tidak jatuhkan seksaan itu kecuali kepada orang-orang yang sangat kufur kepada Allah."
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| Friday, 11-Nov-2005 09:18 |
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Aden
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Salah sebuah daerah/bandar yang berkedudukan di bahagian selatan Yaman. Perjalanan pergi melalui jalan darat kawasan pergunungan2 dari Bandar Sana’a memakan masa selama 6 jam dan balik pula memakan masa 8 jam untuk sampai semula ke Sana’a (cukup meletihkan tapi seronok !!!). Aden merupakan bandar kedua terbesar di Yaman disebabkan komposit bangunan2nya moden yang mengambarkan peninggalan zaman kolonial pada masa dulu dan juga bandar penting bagi pelabuhan antarabangsa sekitar abad ke 19 dan 20. Salah satu peranannya dulu, pelabuhan ini turut terkenal sebagai pelabuhan persinggahan kapal laut bagi jemaah haji Malaysia ke mekah. Just imagine, Aden was only small fishing village with about 500 inhabitants when British first secured the area in 1839 but it possesses one of the world’s best-sheltered natural deep –water harbours. This, with its position near the entrance to the Red sea, made it an ideal base from which to dominate maritime eastwards from Egypt and to protect regional trade.
Sehingga kini pelabuhan Aden masa lagi berfungsi untuk menjalankan kegiatan2 perdagangan laut walaupun ia tidak sesibuk zaman kepopularannya dulu. Kini, Aden terkenal kerana pantainya yang bersih dan pasirnya yang halus. Kebiasaannya apabila tiba musim sejuk, musim perayaan, Aden menjadi pilihan salah satu destinasi percutian. As you cross from north to south Yemen, not only the surroundings but also in the way people dress and look. The southerners are not keen on qat (leaf). They wear the tradisional Yemeni men’s wrap skirt (it’s called Fhuta) and a western style shirt but no jambiya(dagger). Not all women completely cover themselves either and they were allowed to work. Antara lain, kesan peninggalan jajahan British seperti penggunaan traffic light, jalan raya dan susunan bandar yang lebih teratur dan pemanduan kereta kanan (namun undang2 Yamani masakini, pemanduan kenderaan sebelah kiri sahaja dibenarkan).
Elephant bay - can u see 
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