#hadhramout

[lamiaaba]

الحرية غير.

[global-musings]

Woman pickers rest

Location: Hadhramaut, Yemen

Photographer: Steve McCurry, 1997

Almost all [the] women in the Hadhramout and Do'an valleys are dressed - in black; those on the Highlands and other parts of Hadhramout, prefer black mixed with some colors. They are veiled, gloved and having on tall, straw pointed hats - known as modhalla or by some ghomama (both mean 'umbrealla'). These special hats, being as high over the head as they are, wide on all sides and made of date palm reed straw, are very suitable for keeping the women cool however hot it is.

[theace0fspades]

Wadi Doan, Hadhramout, South Yemen

[breakingpics-blog]

The body of a man is seen tied to a soccer goal post after al Qaeda militants shot him to death accusing him of spying for the United States outside al-Shihr city of the southeastern Yemeni province of Hadhramout March 6, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

[theedinburgharabicinitiative]

'Silent Youth announce vigil against killings in an unprecedented manner,' Hona Hadhramout (Yemen), 4 January 2014

Members of youth and volunteer organizations in the Hadhramout region of Yemen held a silent vigil on Saturday to condemn the killing and assassination of members of their community. Unfortunately, the photos from the original article are no longer…

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[visitheworld]

Mosque minaret of Tarim in the Hadhramaut Valley, Yemen (by Phil Marion).

[snowonredearth]

Veiled woman with high hat keeping goats - Yemen by Eric Lafforgue on Flickr.

[endilletante]

inside Sultan Al Kathiri Palace- Seiyun, Yemen by Phil Marion on Flickr.