Green Spaces in Sana'a Old City - Yemen  between Past to Present

Samira Saleh Hussein AlShawesh; Nada Ibraheem Al-Abyad

doi:10.34257/GJSFRHVOL22IS7PG11

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Samira Saleh Hussein AlShawesh
Nada Ibraheem Al-Abyad

green spaces, old city, sana’a, yemen, urban garden, miqshamah, bustan

Abstract

The presence of nature was evident in the cities and villages of Yemen -a country located on the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula -with a varied topography between mountains, plains, deserts, and islands. Formerly Yemen was given many names. For example, the Greeks and Romans called it "Arabia Felix", while Arab historians called it "green Yemen" due to its fertility, greenness, and picturesque nature. Ancient Yemeni settled in good geographical areas with suitable natural conditions and practised agriculture. Despite the rugged terrain of the mountainous heights, he built agricultural terraces on the mountains and found irrigation systems, so he dug wells and built dams such as the Ma'arib dam.

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Green Spaces in Sana’a Old City - Yemen between Past to Present. (2022). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 22(H7), 11-29. https://doi.org/10.34257/GJSFRHVOL22IS7PG11

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