is one of the largest cities of the ancient world that still exists it has been classified as one of the most ancient capitals of the world, distinguished by its unique architectural character, which has made it a jewel of human and global heritage .
In his well-known book, the character of the Arabian Peninsula refers to the fact that the city was founded by Sam Ben Noah (peace be upon him) either Paulo Costa, the world and the Italian orientalist, and he hinted in his comments, based on inscriptions and historical sources, that the city had been known since 2,500 years, while historical sources of jurisprudence have emerged from the origins of the city into the fifth century BC.
The city has an interconnected chain of homes and ancient monuments, estimated at 14,000 old houses and enriched to an area of 3,700 meters.
And the caretaker to the city or her visitor realizes from the very first glance the special touches of the creativity of the architecture which is simply inferred from those precise measurements, and that wondrous symmetry in the different angles and sections that comprise the building, in addition to the interesting review of the various stone decoration arts And the blessed and the scarfs that have transformed the facades of the old buildings and houses into very proficient artifacts.
This building has surrounded the city with a halo of gravity, which has led some Orientalist to believe without Troy that the city has been affected in its architectural character with the art of construction in the "Axom" in Ethiopia, Syria, Persia and Turkey, but the permanent bases of the art of Yemeni architecture, recorded by history of the Palace "Sheath "In the temples and ancient Yemeni cities of Marias, and Shabbo, this claim is refuted by its foundation and leaves no room for painstaking research on the points of similarity, susceptibility and similarity between the art of the distinguished Yemeni architecture and other architecture in different civilizations in which these architectural methods have not appeared The most distant prosperity in ancient Yemen.
This trend has been supported by many orientalist, such as "Leonock" and "Sergeant", who have confirmed that the art of architecture in Mountain Highlands is unique and a product of the Arabian Peninsula and the south of the Arabian Peninsula more likely, as the world and the famous traveller Ibn Battuta indicated to Jamal Sana'a The ancient and the splendour of its costume described by saying "Sana'a is a big, well-built city, constructed with a brick-and-plaster, lots of trees, mild fruits, good air, paved with stones, if the rain washes away all its azite and purer."
Historical names
Old Sanaa has several names that I have known in the old days and some of which are still glued to it until today so I was named Sam in the city for Sam Ben Noah (peace be upon him), who says some ancient novels that he is the founder.
The city was also known as the city of "removed", a name contained in the Old Testament of a son of "Ben shame" and the root of the name is found in the ancient Yemeni language, meaning "force" and "prevention", from which the name of the king was derived.
The name "Sana'a" is derived from the old root (created) in the sense of "fortress" and is prohibited and it is ok to the meaning of "uncheck" and in the language of ancient Yemeni inscriptions it is said "made" in the sense of a barricaded and in the appellations of the places of Yemen manufactured and collected factories and miniaturization all of which give meaning to the
The city of the nine doors
The archaeological city has nine gates or doors: the door of the swimmer, the door of the hall, the door of the bottom, the door of the jackets, Bab Khzaymah, Bab el Rum, Bab al-Shaqadev and Bab al-Yemen, which is the main and most famous gate among the nine doors and is in its current state since the builders of the Ottoman leader Ahmed
Because of its strategic location, the city was prone to the greed of conquerors and tribal invaders, which is necessarily believed to be walled in a need dictated by defensive imperatives.
The fact is that historical sources seem futile to mention or describe a precise description of the city of Sana'a in the pre-Islamic period where it is hardly known about its news, which is the case in the present period of Islam.
Tombstones of the city
The mosque is an antique with its inscriptions and building designs and its old library contains many of the archaeological manuscripts written by the handwriting of some of the companions of Rizwan Allah on them Kalimam Ali ibn Abi Taleb Allah Karam his face.
Several reforms and additions were made to the archaeological mosque, including the one constructed by the Umayyad Ayoub Ben Yahya al-Ththawi in the 86th order of Waleed bin Abdul Malek, including the one by Prince Eliezer Muhammad ibn Yafer, between 266 and 270, and the city (106), which has only one of its remaining places of worship. Forty mosques.
Old Sana'a markets have represented what can be considered as a unique economic system, the first known model of integrated business groupings at the historical level of the ancient cities of the Arabian Peninsula, as indicated by
Descriptions of some European travelers such as "John Goroin" 609 m and "Carsten Nebor" 1763 m of the city's markets were distinct, multipurpose and of an integrated commercial nature, and the city's markets still retain a large part of its previous stock as the most popular shopping mall in Yemen. They are from different regions.
Old Business classification
The city's markets are classified into markets for traditional crafts and other goods and services, an old classification that still prevails today as the city includes 41 specialized markets. The city had 49 markets, most of which were located in its midst, and there were (1911) factories. Trades and other shops in the old City markets have identified another statistic ratio of traders to
The population has 11 dealers per 100 inhabitants.
Each of the city's markets is defined by the type of craft in which it is practised, or the goods or service offered. There is a "love" market for grain trade and the "glasses" market for household and metal appliances, the "customs" market for the various types of raisin trade, and the "ring " Trading Market The fabrics and the chaff market for the famous coffee trade is considered a market for salt, "famous for the trade in jewellery, gold and silver jewellery.
Folk heritage
Ancient Sana'a has been renowned for its manufacture of square daggers and the types of distinctive form and workmanship of silver ornaments and emate, in addition to the tools of agriculture, construction and pottery of various kinds, which have emerged in
The city's markets are classified into markets for traditional crafts and other goods and services, an old classification that still prevails today as the city includes 41 specialized markets. The city had 49 markets, most of which were located in its midst, and there were (1911) factories. Trades and other shops in the old City markets have identified another statistic ratio of traders to
The population has 11 dealers per 100 inhabitants.
Each of the city's markets is defined by the type of craft in which it is practised, or the goods or service offered. There is a "love" market for grain trade and the "glasses" market for household and metal appliances, the "customs" market for the various types of raisin trade, and the "ring " Trading Market The fabrics and the chaff market for the famous coffee trade is considered a market for salt, "famous for the trade in jewellery, gold and silver jewellery.
Folk heritage
Ancient Sana'a has been renowned for its manufacture of square daggers and the types of distinctive form and workmanship of silver ornaments and emate, in addition to the tools of agriculture, construction and pottery of various kinds, which have emerged in
The city's markets for more than 2000 years (40) have been practised by the population and inherited by generation after generation, where the inheritance of the city's crafts dates back to the first 100 years BC and the most famous crafts inherited hundreds of years ago, smithereages, tanning, dyeing, textiles and leather artifacts.
World Heritage
In 1984, UNESCO reported on a global campaign to preserve the legacy of the ancient city of Sana'a and its distinctive old architectural character, following the emergence of a number of indications that the historic city faces a real risk of "modernization wave", which came as a corollary to the population's rush towards Try to change their lifestyle, especially after the social détente that the country witnessed in the early 1970s.
The international organization and the competent local authorities have formed one working group that has succeeded and to a large extent in encircling the phenomenon before its deployment and has surrounded the city with a special fence of interest and follow-up to prevent any attempt to develop that may affect the pattern and character of the city's old architecture.
In 1984, UNESCO reported on a global campaign to preserve the legacy of the ancient city of Sana'a and its distinctive old architectural character, following the emergence of a number of indications that the historic city faces a real risk of "modernization wave", which came as a corollary to the population's rush towards Try to change their lifestyle, especially after the social détente that the country witnessed in the early 1970s.
The international organization and the competent local authorities have formed one working group that has succeeded and to a large extent in encircling the phenomenon before its deployment and has surrounded the city with a special fence of interest and follow-up to prevent any attempt to develop that may affect the pattern and character of the city's old architecture.
Must be Sana'a.
Sana'a, the Arab and happy Yemen, remains a bridge to the ancient past of the promising present and a civilized stop where time lines are intertwined.
This was my search for the old city of Sana'a when I first visited it.
