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Distro - Yemen. Sanaa.1995 

Harry Gruyaert 

SANAA is a unique city.
Rather than displaying lifeless relics,Sanaa preserves the age-old way of living itself.
For 1500 years it was a legendary town;few Europeans had ever visited Sanaa and it earned fame as a city never exposed to foreign influence.
According to Yemeni folklore,Sanaa was founded by Noah's son Shem and is one of the first sites of human settlement.Legend says that Shem came to Yemen from the north seeking somewhere to settle and chose the place shown to him by a bird.The legend still flourishes in Sanaa and the town bears the nickname "Sam City".
The architecture of Sanaa... 

Harry Gruyaert 1995

YEMEN. Sanaa. 1995 

Harry Gruyaert 1995

YEMEN. Sanaa. 1995 

HG 1995

YEMEN. Sanaa. View of the old city and its traditional architecture.... 

Harry Gruyaert 1995

View of the old city and its traditional architecture. 

HG 1995

YEMEN. Sanaa. The old city with its architectural details and... 

HG 1995

YEMEN. Sanaa. The market in the old district of Bab al Yemen.... 

HG 1995

YEMEN. The small town of Shibam (close to Sanaa), where is held... 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Streets of the old city. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Ancient lock on door of traditional building. 1995.... 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Gardens cultivated in the middle of the city. 1995.... 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Making bread. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Woman selling traditional bread. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. The souk where are sold the Djambias, traditional... 

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YEMEN. Village of Al Tawilah, near Sanaa. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. 1995 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. At the butcher. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Coffee shop on a street. Salesman chewing "qat".... 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. 1995 

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1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Men chewing "khat" (soft herbal drug), in the "mafraj"... 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Men chewing "khat" (soft herbal drug). 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Men chewing "khat" (soft herbal drug). 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. The carpenter market. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. The market of the ironworkers. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Jami' Mosque of Shibam. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Old district of the city. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Sanaa. Woman in the old city. 1995. 

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YEMEN. Around the Jami'Mosque of Shibam. 1995. 

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YEMEN. The Shibam mosque as seen from the Kawkaban cliff. 1995.... 
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