Yemen: The 'Bronze Man', found in Al Baida (ancient Nashqum), Al Jawf Governorate, 6th-5th century BCE. Photo by PHGCOM (CC BY-SA License). Yemen is one of the oldest centres of civilisation in the Near East. Its relatively fertile land and adequate rainfall in a moister climate helped sustain a stable population, a feature recognised by the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy, who described Yemen as Eudaimon Arabia (better known in its Latin translation, Arabia Felix) meaning 'Fortunate Arabia' or Happy Arabia.

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