Socotra has a tropical desert climate, influenced by the monsoon winds that blow from the south-west between April and October and between November and March blow from the north-east. The southwest monsoon brings extremely strong, hot and dry winds from Africa. Socotra is an island in Yemen which is isolated in the Indian ocean. The […]
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The climate of Yemen: when to go to Yemen
The climate of Yemen varies according to altitude. The country can be divided into three climatic zones. The first area is the coastal strip along the Red Sea, called the Tihama. This is a hot and humid semi-desert region. The second climatic zone includes the central highlands. Finally, the third climatic zone includes the Wadi […]
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Yemen: the Arabia Felix of the ancients
Yemen (Al-Jumhuriya al-Yamaniya, Yemen Arab Republic) is an Arab republic, with the capital Sana’a, located in the extreme southwest of the Arabian Peninsula. This country on the Arabian Peninsula is washed in the west by the Red Sea and in the south by the Gulf of Aden (Indian Ocean). While it borders Saudi Arabia to […]