محل الحشيبري
The place
محل الحشيبري (Mahal al-Hashibri, "al-Hashibri Shop") in Amran governorate, Khamer/Al-Ashsha area (western lowlands of Yemen's Tihama, Yemen), at 109 m elevation, in the low foothills of the Tihama plateau. Part of a continuous Yemen cluster (batches 260-401). Commercial shop in Yemen's western lowlands (Khamer, 30,000 inhabitants, Hashid tribal territory + Al-Ashsha, an agricultural qat-growing village + Tihama, a 400 km coastal strip, 20-60 km from the Red Sea + Amran, 40,000 inhabitants, a northern governorate + Yemeni heritage (Arab people, 30 million, Yemeni Arabic dialect + Queen of Sheba, 14th century BCE, legendary Marib, Solomon and Bilqis, iconic + iconic frankincense trade heritage, Sabaeans, Ma'in, Qataban, Hadramaut, myrrh, ancient trade route + iconic Islamic heritage, 7th century, Yemen's first conversion, the Prophet Muhammad + iconic unification heritage, 22 May 1990, North/South + iconic heritage of Yemen's ongoing civil war since 2014, Houthis vs. Saudi-led coalition, 400,000 dead, the world's worst humanitarian crisis, 24 million in need of aid + iconic heritage of Ali Abdullah Saleh, 1978-2012, assassinated 4 December 2017 by the Houthis + iconic heritage of the 2023-2025 Houthi Red Sea attacks, Iran-backed, targeting shipping, diverting traffic from Suez).
The setting
Amran, Khamer/Al-Ashsha, western Yemen lowlands, Tihama, Yemen, 109 m, low foothills of the Tihama plateau, continuous cluster batches 260-401, commercial shop in the western lowlands + Khamer 30,000 Hashid tribal territory + Al-Ashsha agricultural qat-growing + Tihama 400 km, 20-60 km from the Red Sea + Amran 40,000 governorate, Yemenis Arab 30 million Yemeni dialect + Sheba 14th century BCE Marib Solomon Bilqis iconic + frankincense trade Sabaeans Ma'in Qataban Hadramaut myrrh ancient route + Islam 7th century first conversion Prophet Muhammad + unification 22 May 1990 N/S + civil war since 2014 Houthis vs. Saudi-led coalition 400,000 dead worst humanitarian crisis 24 million in need + Saleh 1978-2012 assassinated 4 Dec 2017 Houthis + Houthi Red Sea attacks 2023-2025 Iran-backed shipping diversion from Suez.
