The Sana'a Turkish Memorial Cemetery ( tr, Yemen-Türk Şehitliği) is a burial ground of
Ottoman soldiers in
Sana'a
Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء, ' , Yemeni Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩮𐩬𐩲𐩥 ''Ṣnʿw''), also spelled Sana'a or Sana, is the capital and largest city in Yemen and the centre of Sanaa Governorate. The city is not part of the Gover ...
, Yemen.
Inaugurated in 2011 after renovation, the Turkish Memorial Cemetery holds remains of soldiers, who fell during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
,
and commemorates the four-centuries-long presence of
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
in Yemen.
It is situated next to the former Ottoman Army barracks in the Yemeni capital city, today General Staff headquarters of the
Yemen Armed Forces.
Turkish high officials visiting Yemen pay tribute at the cemetery.
See also
*
Yemen Eyalet
ota, ایالت یمن
, common_name = Yemen Eyalet
, subdivision = Eyalet
, nation = the Ottoman Empire
, year_start = 1517
, year_end = 1872
, life_span = 1517– ...
(1517–1872)
*
Yemen Vilayet
ota, ولايت یمن
, common_name = Yemen Vilayet
, subdivision = Vilayet
, nation = the Ottoman Empire
, year_start = 1872
, year_end = 1918
, date_start =
, ...
(1872–1918)
*
Arab Revolt
The Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية, ) or the Great Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية الكبرى, ) was a military uprising of Arab forces against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. On ...
(1916–1918)
References
Buildings and structures in Sanaa
Buildings and structures completed in 2011
Turkish military memorials and cemeteries outside Turkey
World War I cemeteries
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