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Ta'izz

by TheLongTone - last update: Nov 11, 2007

...formerly the capital of Yemen

Like so many places I visited in Yemen, I wasn't here long enough to gain anything but the most fleeting impression of Ta'izz. It's now a big city, and my twenty or so hours there were only enough to visit the spactacular citadel which dominates the town and a cursory exploration of the old quarter.

It's had two turns at being the capital of the country: once under the Rasulid dynasty in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and again, briefly, under Imam Ahmed, the lastimam to rule the country, from 1948 until 1962. His rule is commemorated in a museum which I didn't have time to visit. It's good to have something to go back for, but sometimes it gets ridiculous.

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Comments for TheLongTone about Ta`izz
angiebabe Mon Nov 12, 2007 22:47 UTC
 enjoying the tour thanks.
grets Wed Oct 31, 2007 09:50 UTC
 This place looks unusual with its white architecture as opposed to the usual mud brick.

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