كدف العضابي
The place
كدف العضابي (Kadaf al-Odabi, "Shelter of the Odabi") in Amran province, Suda/Al-Ashash area (northwestern Yemen), at 116 m elevation, on the Tihama coastal plain of the Red Sea. Continuous Yemen cluster (batches 320-368). Traditional Yemeni dwelling, OSM Tihama artifact (Kadaf = local shepherd/family shelter + Amran province west of Sanaa, 200,000 inhabitants + Tihama coastal plain along the Red Sea, 60 km wide, arid climate + Sana'a Old City, UNESCO 1986, the oldest continuously inhabited old city, 2,500 years old, traditional tribal tower-house architecture + Sha'ib al-Kayl coffee aromatics, Yemen mocha, origin 15th century, iconic Arab trade item + Yemeni heritage, Arab-Himyarite/Qatabanite ancient civilization, Sabaean 12th century BCE, legendary Queen of Sheba, ancient incense and myrrh trade route + Ali Abdullah Saleh, 1978-2012, 33 years in power, 2011 Arab Spring revolution, assassinated in Sanaa in 2017 by the Houthis).
The setting
Amran Suda/Al-Ashash NW Yemen 116 m Tihama Red Sea, continuous cluster batches 320-368, OSM Tihama dwelling Kadaf shepherd/family shelter + Amran west of Sanaa 200,000 + Tihama 60 km wide arid + Sana'a Old City UNESCO 1986 2,500 years tribal tower-house + mocha coffee origin 15th c., Yemeni heritage Arab-Himyarite/Qatabanite Sabaean 12th c. BCE Queen of Sheba incense myrrh + Saleh 1978-2012 33 years 2011 revolution assassinated Sanaa 2017 Houthis.
