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The Yemen Gate or Gate of Yemen ( ar, باب اليمن, Bâb el-Yemen) is the main gate of Sana's old fortified wall, on the southern extremity of the walled city. Its current appearance dates to the 17th century, having been designed by Sam the son of Noah. Today, it is the most ornate of the gates of Sana's Old City. Passengers travelling southward, ''en route'' to Ma'bar and Dhamar, Yemen, Dhamar, would depart from this gate.
As one enters the gate, one quickly notices the Yemeni architecture, high towering houses made of adobe, baked bricks decorated and waterproofed with lime plaster and qadad, one of the characteristic features of Sana's Old City. Many of the houses make use of decorative windows, designed as fanlights fitted with stained glass, enclosed within muntins of gypsum plaster and lime-coated Window sash, sash. Windows that are typical of the ''Old City'' of Sana'a are the alabaster ''qamariyyah'', and the stained glass fanlight (''‘aqd mulawwan''). The Great Mosque of Sana'a is located about 300 yards from the Yemen Gate. The old city of Sana'a is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its unique architectural characteristics, most notably expressed in its multi-storey buildings decorated with geometric patterns.
The brass rings on the left and right columns at the entrance of the ''Yemen Gate'' were made by Jewish artisans during the period of the monarchy under the Imams.
Opposite ''Bab al-Yaman'' to the north of the Old City is ''Bab es-Sha'ub''.
File:Bab al-Yaman - Yemen - Sanaa.jpg, Bab al-Yaman in Sana'a
File:Bab al-Yaman - Yemen - Sana'a.jpg, Bab al-Yaman bazaar
File:Chewing qat in Yemen.jpg, Men are chewing khat in Sana'a.
The Yemen Gate or Gate of Yemen ( ar, باب اليمن, Bâb el-Yemen) is the main gate of Sana's old fortified wall, on the southern extremity of the walled city. Its current appearance dates to the 17th century, having been designed by Sam the son of Noah. Today, it is the most ornate of the gates of Sana's Old City. Passengers travelling southward, ''en route'' to Ma'bar and Dhamar, Yemen, Dhamar, would depart from this gate.
As one enters the gate, one quickly notices the Yemeni architecture, high towering houses made of adobe, baked bricks decorated and waterproofed with lime plaster and qadad, one of the characteristic features of Sana's Old City. Many of the houses make use of decorative windows, designed as fanlights fitted with stained glass, enclosed within muntins of gypsum plaster and lime-coated Window sash, sash. Windows that are typical of the ''Old City'' of Sana'a are the alabaster ''qamariyyah'', and the stained glass fanlight (''‘aqd mulawwan''). The Great Mosque of Sana'a is located about 300 yards from the Yemen Gate. The old city of Sana'a is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its unique architectural characteristics, most notably expressed in its multi-storey buildings decorated with geometric patterns.
The brass rings on the left and right columns at the entrance of the ''Yemen Gate'' were made by Jewish artisans during the period of the monarchy under the Imams.
Opposite ''Bab al-Yaman'' to the north of the Old City is ''Bab es-Sha'ub''.
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