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Monday, April 12. 2010

Quick! What's the capital of Yemen?

Sana'a, or Sana. Population 1.7 million, but certainly off the beaten path.


Yemen, known by the Romans as Arabia Felix, was once famous for their Frankincense trade.


More photos of the mud-brick city here.


Posted by The News Junkie in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 10:27 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I did know the answer thanks to playing the computer game Hearts of Iron, a WWII grand strategy/resource management game.

What I didn't know was that 1.7 million lived there.

Do you suppose that if people from 100-150 years ago were brought back, that they would stand in awe at the numbers of people living in desert cities like Sana, or Phoenix or Los Angeles, given the scarcity of local water supplies?
#1 feeblemind on 2010-04-12 11:09 (Reply)
Are the buildings really that crooked?
#2 b wayne on 2010-04-12 11:50 (Reply)
FWIW, I have come across Sana being used as both a male and female name. The female was Pakistani, and was thus named by parents who were not native Arab speakers.
#3 Gringo on 2010-04-12 12:12 (Reply)
Clearly, Sana'a is not in an earthquake zone!
#4 Kondratieff on 2010-04-12 14:08 (Reply)
About 2 years ago, the Sana airport was host to my first experience with a traditional Arab (meaning squat). toilet Unfortunately, I had a bad intestinal virus that day. It was not pretty and I truly felt sorry for whoever went in after me.
#5 DC Juggler on 2010-04-12 19:40 (Reply)

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