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What is Yemen? Yemen is one of the oldest civilization in the world and its history dates back to the first millenium B.C. It's commonly known as " Arabia Felix" which means happy Arabia. This name was giving to Yemen by the Greek geographer Ptolemy. It acquired this name because of its high mountains which attracted rains, making it more fertile than most of the Arabian peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Sanaa.Yemen's territory includes over 200 islands. Yemen is charactized by the Socotra island which has been described as the most alien-looking place on Earth, the Aden tanks that protects the city of Aden from any flood, Marib Dam that restore water for plants.
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