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Brian McMorrow | profile | all galleries >> Middle East, North Africa & the Caucasus >> Yemen اليمن >> Drive to Manahka, Yemen tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Drive to Manahka, Yemen

An interesting drive through the mountains southwest of Sana'a
The drive from Sana'a to Manakha is 2 1/2 hours
The drive from Sana'a to Manakha is 2 1/2 hours		 Leaving Sana'a
Leaving Sana'a		 Ad for Yemen Mobile along the road
Ad for Yemen Mobile along the road		 Yemenis love to build their villages on hilltops
Yemenis love to build their villages on hilltops
Along the Sana'a-Manakha road
Along the Sana'a-Manakha road		 Sana'a to Manakha
Sana'a to Manakha		 Yemeni hilltop village
Yemeni hilltop village		 Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb, 3666m, the highest on the Arabian Peninsula
Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb, 3666m, the highest on the Arabian Peninsula
Village at the base of Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb
Village at the base of Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb		 Roy with Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb
Roy with Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb		 Al-Saqr, the falcon
Al-Saqr, the falcon		 Small settlement between Sana'a and Manakha
Small settlement between Sana'a and Manakha
Sana'a to Manakha
Sana'a to Manakha		 Sana'a to Manakha
Sana'a to Manakha		 Sana'a to Manakha
Sana'a to Manakha		 Sana'a to Manakha
Sana'a to Manakha
An hour or so out of Sana'a, the road descends a mountainside covered with terraced fields
An hour or so out of Sana'a, the road descends a mountainside covered with terraced fields		 Terraced fields, Yemen
Terraced fields, Yemen		 Mountain road
Mountain road		 Terraced fields, Sana'a to Manakha
Terraced fields, Sana'a to Manakha
Terraced fields, Sana'a to Manakha
Terraced fields, Sana'a to Manakha		 Terraced fields, Sana'a to Manakha
Terraced fields, Sana'a to Manakha		 Road works
Road works		 Sana'a to Mahakha
Sana'a to Mahakha
Qat
Qat		 Side dirt road
Side dirt road		 Yemeni women carrying bundles of firewood
Yemeni women carrying bundles of firewood		 More women carrying bundles of wood
More women carrying bundles of wood
Sana'a to Manakha
Sana'a to Manakha		 Selling Qat from the back of a small truck
Selling Qat from the back of a small truck		 Our first AK-47 on the street
Our first AK-47 on the street		 Friendly villagers in a small town
Friendly villagers in a small town
Yemeni man
Yemeni man		 Yemenis chew Qat, a stimulant
Yemenis chew Qat, a stimulant		 Selling Qat
Selling Qat		 Yemenis cannot live on Qat alone
Yemenis cannot live on Qat alone
Yemeni man
Yemeni man		 Yemeni boy
Yemeni boy		 yem3_156.JPG
yem3_156.JPG		 Old man, Yemen
Old man, Yemen
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yem3_158.JPG		 Yemeni woman on the roadside
Yemeni woman on the roadside		 Mountains near Manakha
Mountains near Manakha		 Mountains near Manakha
Mountains near Manakha
Manakha district, Yemen
Manakha district, Yemen		 The mountain roads can be dangerous
The mountain roads can be dangerous		 Mountaintop village, Manakha area, Yemen
Mountaintop village, Manakha area, Yemen		 Mountains near Manakha
Mountains near Manakha
Road climbing the mountain towards Manakha
Road climbing the mountain towards Manakha		 Donkey along the road to Manakha
Donkey along the road to Manakha		 Donkey
Donkey		 Traditional houses, Yemen
Traditional houses, Yemen
Mountain top village near Manakha
Mountain top village near Manakha		 The area around Manakha has many small stone villages
The area around Manakha has many small stone villages		 Near Manakha
Near Manakha		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen
Boy who hopped a ride on the back of our car
Boy who hopped a ride on the back of our car		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen
Manakha Tourist Hotel
Manakha Tourist Hotel		 This young boy was driving a huge truck in Manakha
This young boy was driving a huge truck in Manakha		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 Haraz Mountains, Manakha, Yemen
Haraz Mountains, Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 3 young women carrying water near Manakha...
3 young women carrying water near Manakha...
...while 3 young boys play
...while 3 young boys play		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen
Manakha office of the Yemen Telecommunictions Company
Manakha office of the Yemen Telecommunictions Company		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 President Ali Abdullah Saleh
President Ali Abdullah Saleh		 Vote Yes for the Candidate of the General People's Congress
Vote Yes for the Candidate of the General People's Congress
Women contribute in growth and building through their effective contributions in all fields
Women contribute in growth and building through their effective contributions in all fields		 The horse is the symbol of the ruling Al-Motamar, General People's Congress (GPC)
The horse is the symbol of the ruling Al-Motamar, General People's Congress (GPC)		 Painted horses show support for the GPC, and the beverage Power Horse seems rather patriotic
Painted horses show support for the GPC, and the beverage Power Horse seems rather patriotic		 Poetry still captures the imagination of the Yemenis
Poetry still captures the imagination of the Yemenis
Boy in Manakha, Yemen
Boy in Manakha, Yemen		 Shopkeeper, Manakha, Yemen
Shopkeeper, Manakha, Yemen		 Small shop in Manakha
Small shop in Manakha		 Manakha
Manakha
Small girl in Manakha
Small girl in Manakha		 Manakha, Yemen
Manakha, Yemen		 Mountain-top village near Manakha
Mountain-top village near Manakha		 Heading backt o Sana'a
Heading backt o Sana'a
Donkey's and riders, Yemen
Donkey's and riders, Yemen		 Manakha to Sana'a
Manakha to Sana'a		 Manakha to Sana'a
Manakha to Sana'a		 Mosque on the road from Manakha to Sana'a
Mosque on the road from Manakha to Sana'a
Manakha to Sana'a
Manakha to Sana'a		 Haze covered mountain ridges, Yemen
Haze covered mountain ridges, Yemen		 Manakha to Sana'a
Manakha to Sana'a		 Manakha to Sana'a
Manakha to Sana'a
Back up the escarpment with the terraced fields
Back up the escarpment with the terraced fields		 Mountain side of terraced fields between Manakha and Sana'a
Mountain side of terraced fields between Manakha and Sana'a		 Mountain side of terraced fields between Manakha and Sana'a
Mountain side of terraced fields between Manakha and Sana'a		 Terraced fields between Manakha and Sana'a
Terraced fields between Manakha and Sana'a
Mosque between Manakha and Sana'a
Mosque between Manakha and Sana'a		 Qat farm
Qat farm		 Mountains growing red in the evening light
Mountains growing red in the evening light		 Getting closer to Sana'a
Getting closer to Sana'a
Outside Sana'a
Outside Sana'a		 House of Peace Society
House of Peace Society

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