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| Sunday, 6-Nov-2005 06:15 |
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Hot springs
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It's called Hot springs of Hammam Damt, 60km south of Dhamar. Here a feature like a great hollow tree trump rises above the surrounding plain surrounded by its lesser brethren. Locally called the 'throne of Bilqis' (an allusion to the fabled Queen of Sheba), it is a recently extinct volcano with a water-filled crater. Since it formed it has been coated in layers of siliceous sinter/travertine which has been deposited, through heated mineral waters, by the crater bubbling over and evaporating. The rim can be accessed by a series of metal steps. The view from the top is well worth the walk and on the northern slopes there is a hammam or spa used by the locals.
Most of the hot springs in Yemen occurs in the flood bassalt fields on the volcanic highlands where the heat flow is still high, with other thermal springs related to faults along the escarpment and Rea sea margin. The most recent volcanic eruption took place in about 300 AD. The last serious earthquakes occured in Dhamar in 1982, where 1900 people lost the lives. 
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| Thursday, 18-Aug-2005 07:11 |
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Manakha-Central Highlands
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Manakha - Satu lagi destinasi pelancongan Yemen.Perjalanan memakan masa 2 jam dari bandar Sana'a. Untuk melihat kehijauan dan di sini terdapatnya kampung2 pergunungan yang viewnya superb  . Misi kali ini mencuba walking trekking pula ke kawasan pergunungan yang terkenal seperti Al-Hajarrah (one of the most impressive and easily accessible mountain villages in Yemen and it is situated west of Manakhah. Satu lagi..the regional centre of the Jebel Haraz (famous for the beauty of its women..kaler mata biru n hijau). Setiap satu kampung memakan masa 1-5 - 2 jam trekking..nyaman menghirup udara segar lagi bersih.
Terdapat beberapa hotel ala yemeni style dan kami menginap 2 hari 1 mlm disini. The hotel is popular for its lunch and entertainment. Makan tengah hari dihidangkan lots of traditional delicious dishes, dips, salad, fruits and followed by dessert. After lunch our 'hosts' get the entertainment rolling with the traditional music and dancing.
Milik siapakah ???
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| Friday, 3-Jun-2005 11:10 |
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Yemeni Wedding
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Ari nih kita tengok majlis perkahwinan Yamani. Penjodohan dan Perkahwinan Yamani masih lagi diuruskan/ditentukan jodoh masing-masing oleh ibubapa/keluarga mereka apabila anak telah meningkat tahap umur utk berkahwin (kebiasaan anak2 gadis Yamani akan dikahwinkan selepas tamat sekolah menengah dan pihak lelaki dalam lingkungan awal 20 an).Kos perkahwinan orang Arab agak lebih besar dimana 1/4 kos hantaran utk majlis, 1/4 kos membeli peralatan rumah dan 1/2 kos utk membeli barang perhiasan (brg kemas). Disebabkan kos hantaran yg begitu mahal menjadikan ramai yang tidak mampu untuk berkahwin.
Kebiasaan majlis perkahwinan berlangsung selama 3 hari bermula pada petang Rabu - signing of marriage contract.Disesetengah tempat di Yaman, bapa pengantin perempuan akan menaburkan kismis2 di atas carpet dan tetamu akan berebut2 mengambilnya sebanyak mgkn sebagai tanda 'happy future for the couple'.
The main wedding feast in held on the Friday, Laylat az-Zaffaf. The groom first visits the mosque around midday, wearing traditional costume and carrying sword, and is accompanied home by dancing and singing men with drums.menawhile the bride is at her house, dressing and having her hands and feet hennaed while the younger women dance. At the sunset the zaffa, the wedding procession takes places. The groom and his relatives parade along the streets to their house. Then the groom runs up to it and jump across the threshold. Soon the bride arrives with her father, and once inside the house becomes part of her husband's family.Celebrations continue within the family circle for a few days afterwards.
| Quote: | | Untuk hadiri majlis perkahwinan orang arab, lelaki dan perempuan tidak bercampur di satu majlis yang sama malahan diundang di tempat/dewan yang berasingan. Di majlis keraian pengantin perempuan, tetamu dilarang mengambil gambar. |
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| Thursday, 10-Mar-2005 08:57 |
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Bayt Bose, An Ancient Jewish Homeland
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It is often said that in Yemen one finds the most muslim of muslims. Likewise, it is often said that Yemeni Jews are the most Jewish Jews of all. As we known, Jews and Arabs are reputed to be odds today in the world. Yet in Yemen, this has never been the case. Why not ??
A story : A hundred years (so ago ) when the villagers of Bayt Bose were engaged in one of the periodical battles with the neighboring village, leading citizens wondered out loud why the Jews never sent their sons off to be the fighters. Why did they not contribute to the safeguarding of the water, the fields, the houses, and all the other resources - honor, perhaps, foremost among these - which the sons of Bayt Bose were defending? And why did the Jews not pay money in the aftermath of these battles? There were war debts; there was blood money to be doled out. Said Jews: declare that we are equal citizens and we will fight. Thus the famous edict issued by the Sheikh of Bayt Bose which is still remembered to this day by every Yemeni : '' al Yahow-di Bosi, wa al bosi Yahowdi''.
These words ( a Jew is a Bosian and a Bosian is a Jew) have a funny ring today because it is a rare muslim villager in Yemen who considers himself Jewish. But they tell a profound truth about the muslims and the Jews in Yemen. These are two cultures and two religions that have been deeply enmeshed or more that a thousand years in Yemen. After all this time, they-ve figured out how to respect one another and to get along. It is not to much to say they are brother races, separated now only by an ancient of history.
| Quote: | | Masih wujud memeori peninggalan seniukiran dan barang hiasan hasilrekaan 'Jews' sehingga kini yang masih menghiasi bangunan dan rumah-rumah di Yaman ini seperti 'multihued Palladian windows' (Qamariya ) dalam btk 'Stars of David' , Dinding plasterer, Mafraj ( sofa panjang ) dan perhiasan2. |
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| Tuesday, 15-Feb-2005 12:59 |
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Padang terbakar
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Ini berkisar 3 beradik lelaki yang telah diberi tanah tanaman dan buah-buahan oleh bapa mereka. Pada satu musim menuai, tanaman mereka begitu menjadi dan si bapa telah menasihatkan mereka mengeluarkan zakat ke atas tanaman mereka.. Salah seorang anaknya bersedia utk menjalankan kewajiban mengeluarkan zakat tanaman manakala 2 org lagi degil dan bongkah tidak mahu mengeluarkan zakat. Disebabkan kedegilan itu, maka dengan kuasa Allah s.w.t, pada keesokkan paginya didapati tanah dan tanaman kedua2 mereka itu telah terbakar hangus bukan disebabkan dibakar oleh org tetapi hanya allah saja yang mengetahuinya. Sehingga kini masih tiada satupun hidupan atau pokok yg boleh hidup di atas tanah ini dan begitu gersang sekali..waallahu alam..begitu besar sekali pengajaran ZAKAT ini.
| Quote: | | Disini tempat ini dikenali sebagai ARDA JANAHTIN |
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| Wednesday, 9-Feb-2005 07:45 |
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Thula, The enchanted city
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Almost all the villages in the hills above Sana'a have origins that reach back to Sabean times. Thula is no exception. Thula - (another name for Tilla), ancient town built on the west side of a mountain, with a fortress on the peak used as a shelter during the crisis period.
Keunikan di kampung thula ini, terdapatnya seorg budak kampung (remaja lelaki) yang fasih bertutur 7 bahasa (Italian, French, Spanish, Deutch, German, English, lg satu x ingat ) dan sering diguna pakai sebagai ' tourist guide' di sekitar kampung ini. Kanak-kanak di yaman suka gambar mereka di ambil secara spontan oleh pelancong dan kadang kala meminta agar pelancong mengambil gambar mereka seraya berkata...SURAA...SURAA...(SURAA - bererti gambar).
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| Saturday, 22-Jan-2005 09:28 |
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Al Mahwit
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| Saturday, 22-Jan-2005 09:06 |
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Kawkaban, Sana'a
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Kawkaban - Planet merupakan kawasan kampung pergunungan di luar Sanaa (45km west of Sana'a). Kawkaban is one of the famous of the highland fortified villages. Kawkaban sits on top of a 300-metre pile of sandstone deposited by a vast river system some 700 million years ago and subsequently uplifted and eroded to leave the prominent plateau as seen today, Yang uniknya kawkaban ini terdapat sebuah rumah bekas milik Imam Ghayl Ali di bahagian tebing gunung ini.
| Quote: | | Good walking shoes are essential in Yemen as the cobbled streets are not kind to heels. |
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| Tuesday, 28-Dec-2004 07:11 |
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Dar Al-Hajar , Yemen
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Dar Al-Hajar - the Rock Palace. Istana lama ini telah dibina pada 1930 dan ia adalah kepunyaan pemerintah berkuasa ketika itu, Imam Yahya di kawasan tersebut masa dahulu. Istana ini terletak di kawasan Wadi Dhar - Lembah Dhar. Jarak perjalanan ke sini memakan masa 30 minit dari bandar Sana'a. Istana lama 5 tingkat ini masih terjaga dah telah dijadikan muzium untuk para pelancong. Ada yang berpendapat bahawa pada zaman dulu, kediaman ini sering diduduki pada musim panas.
| Quote: | | Before planning a trip to yemen, try to find and watch the film An English Sheikh and Yemeni Gentleman. it will give you a very good overview of the country, helping to clarify what you may want to do |
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| Thursday, 25-Nov-2004 10:17 |
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Opening Sesame,Yemen
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Ahlan Wa Sahlan n Marhaba to my first entry..sebenarnya dah lama gambar2 ni terperap dalam komputer..disebabkan penyakit M.A.L.A.S menular dlm badan..baru skrg nak berkongsi sama dengan rakan2 fotopages.
nantikan entries yang seterusnya..yeaaaa.  
| Quote: | Republik Yaman merupakan salah sebuah negara yang tertua di dunia. Yaman terletak di sudut selatan Barat Daya Semenanjung Arab, bersempadan dengan Arab Saudi di utara (1 458 km) dan Oman di sebelah timur (288km). (tgk peta dunia yeaa..  ) . Sana'a, merupakan ibu negara, Yaman. Yaman negara arab yang masih berpegang kuat kepada bahasa dan tradisinya. Negara ini penuh dengan bahan peninggalan sejarah2 islam dan keunikan senibina bangunannya yang masih kekal hingga kini. Beberapa bangunannya telah mendapat pengiktiran dan dijaga dibawah UNESCO.
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good job..thanx lawat fp x seberape tuh..hehee 
