Asia · West Asia, southern Arabia

Yemen

Capital · Sana'a

Socotra's dragon-blood trees and the gingerbread tower houses of the old city.

🇾🇪Sana'a
The essentials

Yemen at a glance

Capital
Sana'a
Region
West Asia, southern Arabia
Currency
Yemeni rial (YER)
Languages
Arabic
Dialling code
+967
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Yemen

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

May 22Unity Day
VariesEid al-Fitr & Eid al-Adha date varies date varies
Sep 26Revolution Day
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Yemen differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Yemen channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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