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We should make a page about Rashad al-Alimi 196.65.122.248 ( talk) 14:30, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
Why are there separate demographics for Somalis in Yemen and Afro-Yemenis? I think Somalis should fall under the Afro-Yemeni group. Unknown... ( talk) 15:38, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
Totally agree Nlivataye ( talk) 06:33, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
@ Vif12vf I think Allah and Rabb have different meaning. Which one is used in Yemen's motto?
Maybe you are highly fluent in Arabic. @ Vif12vf Please teach me something I haven't known about those two words. Satrio.m ( talk) 06:00, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
Since the editor seems to have retired, I will close by suggesting that they look at the cited sources at our article Allah. It is clear from them that the common translation of the Arabic word "Allah" to English is "God". I was quite prepared for the editor to explain why the technically-accurate translation by an educated speaker of Arabic might be something else, but unfortunately I couldn't convince them to stop the games and veiled insults and make their argument (much less share sources to support it). If the editor would like to return and take a constructive approach to discussing the issue they raised, perhaps we can actually improve the article. General Ization Talk 03:19, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
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should the term "capital-in-exile" be changed to "Temporary Capital" as it is the case Abo Yemen ✉ 06:28, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
At over 15k words of readable prose, this article is too long to read comfortably. It would be beneficial to condense and/or migrate content to subarticles to make this one more readable. See WP:TOOBIG. Nikkimaria ( talk) 03:32, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
Adding a line break because this talk section is getting unreadable. ~ Pbritti ( talk) 03:38, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
The gray area is unexplained in this article and the one on unification. -- Espoo ( talk) 12:37, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
@ Discospinster sources say Zaydi Shia Islam: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
infobox needs to be updated Abo Yemen ✉ 17:45, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
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In Yemen, Zaidists, a Shiite offshoot, constitute 30% of the total population
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Okay Yemen's land area very important elements and its actually around 453,000 sqkm I checked this through google maps Measure distance feature which also allows to measure total area which is actually really accurate. I found that the source that claims Yemen is 100,000 sqkm bigger than it actually is is very outdated and unreliable information. I suggest you put it to around my size or you could check for yourself if you wanted in google maps if you want the source well i guess my reddit post with the photo https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/1afny7e/yemen_why_does_its_size_mismatch/ Computment ( talk) 18:01, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
Following @ Computment:'s comment I did a little research and found out he was indeed correct. The Yemen's size is 455,000 km2 as can be seen on this entry in Encyclopedia Britannica: [1]. I published a YT video outlining all reasons for this mistake: link. The mistakes I noticed impact a lot of wikipedia pages, including: Yemen, Geography of Yemen, South Yemen, Yemen Arab Republic, Kingdom of Yemen, Geography of Yemen, List of countries and dependencies by area, List of Asian countries by area, List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia, Governorates of Yemen and probably more.
I know my video contains a lot of original research and doesnt meet wikipedia standards for a source so I decided to start a RfC and seek consensus on this topic. Borysk5 ( talk) 15:16, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
The first paragraph of this section and the last line of the second section seem to be unverifiable. The English source doesn't mention any such. I know for a fact that the Portuguese invaded Shihr and Dhofar, but they sacked them and left. They (famously?) failed to conquer Aden, but carried multiple raids on it and on the rest of the coast. The only region they definitely occupied and ruled was Socotra, which was later abandoned. The same goes for Kamaran, although it was much shorter and not nearly as notable (source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41960556). However, Europeans, and non-Europeans, were still active in Yemen during the general very late medieval and pre-colonial (pre-colonial in Yemen) era, as they had multiple manufactories, the best known ones in Mukha. Trade in general remained relatively active, and internal matters can be also explored though I'll need to do more research on that. (source: https://www.academia.edu/73548627/Shipped_but_Not_Sold_Material_Culture_and_the_Social_Protocols_of_Trade_during_Yemens_Age_of_Coffee). So, maybe the Portuguese section can be deleted and a new "Early Modern" section or even "Pre-Colonial" (though this term can be problematic since the Ottomans were present, and will need to explore when and if they became colonisers). For this, the first subsection of "Modern history" will need to be moved to here. We even have a few images to replace the current suspicious map! ( https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en/kirk/sketch-from-the-windows-of-the-old-french-factory-mocha-1835-w-c-on-paper/watercolour-on-paper/asset/425083 among others). TheTraveller60 ( talk) 20:47, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
The current emblem is not the official emblem, even if the coffee beans in the current one are more, they are not really “correct”.
We can clearly see the national emblem on the front cover of the Yemeni passport, which is an official document, The coffee beans are indeed the same amount as the previous national emblem on this article. Also the color of the eagle of the current emblem on the article is incorrect, as per the page right under the cover in the passport. Therefore I suggest a revert to the previous emblem that was on this article. Mkfreal ( talk) 18:55, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
The earliest mention of the name Yemen we find is in the book of exodus - chapter 18. ״And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward״ the word south in Hebrew is "Temana" (facing south) or "Teman" South. וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶת הַקְּרָשִׁים לַמִּשְׁכָּן עֶשְׂרִים קֶרֶשׁ לִפְאַת נֶגְבָּה תֵימָנָה
The misconception of the origin of the word is coming from the mistaken translation of the Bible.
The word "Teman" (South) is mention 11 times in the Bible The word "Temana" (Facing South) is mention also 11 times
This is the oldest text we find referring to the name Yemen Thejoto ( talk) 15:13, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
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Change "The average Yemeni has access to only 140 cubic meters of water per year (101 gallons per day) for all uses, ..." to "The average Yemeni has access to only 140 cubic meters of water per year (383 liters per day) for all uses, ..." MatteSange ( talk) 13:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
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HDI: 0.424 <!—-number only—-> Hongediting2013 ( talk) 13:11, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
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We should make a page about Rashad al-Alimi 196.65.122.248 ( talk) 14:30, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
Why are there separate demographics for Somalis in Yemen and Afro-Yemenis? I think Somalis should fall under the Afro-Yemeni group. Unknown... ( talk) 15:38, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
Totally agree Nlivataye ( talk) 06:33, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
@ Vif12vf I think Allah and Rabb have different meaning. Which one is used in Yemen's motto?
Maybe you are highly fluent in Arabic. @ Vif12vf Please teach me something I haven't known about those two words. Satrio.m ( talk) 06:00, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
Since the editor seems to have retired, I will close by suggesting that they look at the cited sources at our article Allah. It is clear from them that the common translation of the Arabic word "Allah" to English is "God". I was quite prepared for the editor to explain why the technically-accurate translation by an educated speaker of Arabic might be something else, but unfortunately I couldn't convince them to stop the games and veiled insults and make their argument (much less share sources to support it). If the editor would like to return and take a constructive approach to discussing the issue they raised, perhaps we can actually improve the article. General Ization Talk 03:19, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
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should the term "capital-in-exile" be changed to "Temporary Capital" as it is the case Abo Yemen ✉ 06:28, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
At over 15k words of readable prose, this article is too long to read comfortably. It would be beneficial to condense and/or migrate content to subarticles to make this one more readable. See WP:TOOBIG. Nikkimaria ( talk) 03:32, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
Adding a line break because this talk section is getting unreadable. ~ Pbritti ( talk) 03:38, 9 September 2023 (UTC)
The gray area is unexplained in this article and the one on unification. -- Espoo ( talk) 12:37, 9 July 2023 (UTC)
@ Discospinster sources say Zaydi Shia Islam: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
infobox needs to be updated Abo Yemen ✉ 17:45, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
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In Yemen, Zaidists, a Shiite offshoot, constitute 30% of the total population
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Okay Yemen's land area very important elements and its actually around 453,000 sqkm I checked this through google maps Measure distance feature which also allows to measure total area which is actually really accurate. I found that the source that claims Yemen is 100,000 sqkm bigger than it actually is is very outdated and unreliable information. I suggest you put it to around my size or you could check for yourself if you wanted in google maps if you want the source well i guess my reddit post with the photo https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/1afny7e/yemen_why_does_its_size_mismatch/ Computment ( talk) 18:01, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
Following @ Computment:'s comment I did a little research and found out he was indeed correct. The Yemen's size is 455,000 km2 as can be seen on this entry in Encyclopedia Britannica: [1]. I published a YT video outlining all reasons for this mistake: link. The mistakes I noticed impact a lot of wikipedia pages, including: Yemen, Geography of Yemen, South Yemen, Yemen Arab Republic, Kingdom of Yemen, Geography of Yemen, List of countries and dependencies by area, List of Asian countries by area, List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia, Governorates of Yemen and probably more.
I know my video contains a lot of original research and doesnt meet wikipedia standards for a source so I decided to start a RfC and seek consensus on this topic. Borysk5 ( talk) 15:16, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
The first paragraph of this section and the last line of the second section seem to be unverifiable. The English source doesn't mention any such. I know for a fact that the Portuguese invaded Shihr and Dhofar, but they sacked them and left. They (famously?) failed to conquer Aden, but carried multiple raids on it and on the rest of the coast. The only region they definitely occupied and ruled was Socotra, which was later abandoned. The same goes for Kamaran, although it was much shorter and not nearly as notable (source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41960556). However, Europeans, and non-Europeans, were still active in Yemen during the general very late medieval and pre-colonial (pre-colonial in Yemen) era, as they had multiple manufactories, the best known ones in Mukha. Trade in general remained relatively active, and internal matters can be also explored though I'll need to do more research on that. (source: https://www.academia.edu/73548627/Shipped_but_Not_Sold_Material_Culture_and_the_Social_Protocols_of_Trade_during_Yemens_Age_of_Coffee). So, maybe the Portuguese section can be deleted and a new "Early Modern" section or even "Pre-Colonial" (though this term can be problematic since the Ottomans were present, and will need to explore when and if they became colonisers). For this, the first subsection of "Modern history" will need to be moved to here. We even have a few images to replace the current suspicious map! ( https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en/kirk/sketch-from-the-windows-of-the-old-french-factory-mocha-1835-w-c-on-paper/watercolour-on-paper/asset/425083 among others). TheTraveller60 ( talk) 20:47, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
The current emblem is not the official emblem, even if the coffee beans in the current one are more, they are not really “correct”.
We can clearly see the national emblem on the front cover of the Yemeni passport, which is an official document, The coffee beans are indeed the same amount as the previous national emblem on this article. Also the color of the eagle of the current emblem on the article is incorrect, as per the page right under the cover in the passport. Therefore I suggest a revert to the previous emblem that was on this article. Mkfreal ( talk) 18:55, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
The earliest mention of the name Yemen we find is in the book of exodus - chapter 18. ״And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward״ the word south in Hebrew is "Temana" (facing south) or "Teman" South. וְעָשִׂיתָ אֶת הַקְּרָשִׁים לַמִּשְׁכָּן עֶשְׂרִים קֶרֶשׁ לִפְאַת נֶגְבָּה תֵימָנָה
The misconception of the origin of the word is coming from the mistaken translation of the Bible.
The word "Teman" (South) is mention 11 times in the Bible The word "Temana" (Facing South) is mention also 11 times
This is the oldest text we find referring to the name Yemen Thejoto ( talk) 15:13, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
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Edit the HDI please Nhnnguyeneee ( talk) 23:32, 22 March 2024 (UTC)
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Change "The average Yemeni has access to only 140 cubic meters of water per year (101 gallons per day) for all uses, ..." to "The average Yemeni has access to only 140 cubic meters of water per year (383 liters per day) for all uses, ..." MatteSange ( talk) 13:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
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HDI: 0.424 <!—-number only—-> Hongediting2013 ( talk) 13:11, 3 May 2024 (UTC)