Yemen — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Yemen: capital Sanaa, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Yemen is in Asia. Its capital is Sanaa.

Climate

Hot and humid along the coast; temperate in the western mountains; extremely hot and dry in the east

Narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in the center

Yemen's Socotra Island has plants found nowhere else on Earth.

The ancient city of Shibam in Yemen is called "the Manhattan of the Desert" for its towering mud-brick skyscrapers.

Yemen is believed to be the original home of the coffee plant, and the port of Mocha gave its name to the famous coffee variety.

1000 BC: Kingdom of Saba (Sheba) flourishes in southern Arabia

628: Islam arrives in Yemen

1839: British capture Aden and establish a colonial presence

1962: North Yemen revolution establishes a republic

1990: North and South Yemen unify as the Republic of Yemen

2015: Civil war escalates with Saudi-led coalition intervention