The Yemen Guide

The Yemen Guide | Hadhramaut Governorate

Hadhramaut

A land of dignity and grandeur, where the majesty of history blends with the splendour of nature. In Hadhramaut, mud-brick skyscrapers embrace rare manuscript libraries, and towering mountain peaks harmonise with the roar of blue waves. A land of learning and urbanism, home of an authentic Arab civilisation and a source of trade across the centuries.

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About Hadhramaut Governorate

It is a unique human heritage. Here in this great valley, humans built the world’s oldest skyscrapers from the earth’s clay, preserved in Tarim’s libraries the treasures of learning, raised in Seiyun monuments that touch the clouds, and opened on the shores of Mukalla the doors of trade to the world. Every stone here tells a story, and every alley holds a memory. From the vertical towers of Shibam to Tarim, rich in mosques and schools, and from Seiyun, capital of the valley, to Mukalla, bride of the Arabian Sea, Hadhramaut varies in a marvellous way, uniting the majesty of the desert with the scent of the sea, the authenticity of heritage with the vitality of the present. Here the civilisations of the East meet, and the ages pass over a land that has preserved its authentic Arab identity.