Trivia in Yemen

National symbols

Flag: Pan-Arab tricolor flag of red, white, and black

Emblem: National emblem featuring a golden eagle known as the Eagle of Yemen, holding a coffee branch and dam

The port of Mocha is one of the world's oldest coffee export ports.
Jabal an-Nabi Shu'ayb, the Arabian Peninsula's highest peak, stands at 3,666m.
Yemeni Sidr honey is traded as one of the world's finest honeys.
The high-rise brick buildings of Sana'a's Old City are called 'skyscrapers of the desert.'
Socotra Island's Dragon's Blood Tree is an endemic species producing red resin.
Many adult men wear the traditional jambiya dagger in their waist belt.
The habit of chewing khat has become ingrained as an afternoon social time.
The Old City of Zabid was known as one of the Islamic world's foremost centers of learning.
In the Arab world, Yemen is unique in that women commonly retain their surnames after marriage.
With virtually no cinemas, satellite television is the center of entertainment.