Yemeni Highlands

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geographical region mountainous region

The Yemeni Highlands are a mountainous region in Yemen known for their high elevations, terraced agriculture, and relatively cooler, wetter climate compared to much of the Arabian Peninsula.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Northern Highlands of Yemen 1
Southern Highlands of Yemen 1
Taiz highlands 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ
agriculturalProducts coffee ⓘ
fruits and vegetables ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
borders Tihamah coastal plain ⓘ
contains Ibb ⓘ
surface form: Ibb region

Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb ⓘ
surface form: Jabal an Nabi Shuayb

Sanaʽa region ⓘ
Yemeni Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Taiz highlands
continent Asia ⓘ
country Yemen ⓘ
drainsTo Gulf of Aden ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ
elevationRange up to about 3666 meters ⓘ
hasClimate cooler than surrounding lowlands ⓘ
wetter than much of the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
hasClimateType semi-arid highland climate ⓘ
temperate highland climate in some areas ⓘ
hasFeature deep valleys ⓘ
high elevations ⓘ
mountain terraces ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ
steep slopes ⓘ
terraced agriculture ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Jabal an Nabi Shuayb region ⓘ
hasLandUse agriculture ⓘ
terraced farming ⓘ
hasSubregion Yemeni Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Northern Highlands of Yemen

Yemeni Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Southern Highlands of Yemen
hasTraditionalArchitecture mountain villages on ridges ⓘ
stone tower houses ⓘ
historicallyImportantFor ancient South Arabian civilizations ⓘ
development of Yemeni kingdoms ⓘ
isCulturalCenterOf traditional Yemeni highland society ⓘ
knownFor ancient terrace systems ⓘ
coffee cultivation ⓘ
qat cultivation ⓘ
relatively high rainfall for the region ⓘ
locatedIn Yemen ⓘ
locatedOn Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
partOf Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ
receives orographic rainfall ⓘ
supports dense rural settlement ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
terrace irrigation systems ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tihamah → adjacentTo → Yemeni Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yemeni highlands
Arabian Peninsula → contains → Yemeni Highlands ⓘ
Yemeni Highlands → contains → Yemeni Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taiz highlands
Yemeni Highlands → hasSubregion → Yemeni Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northern Highlands of Yemen
Yemeni Highlands → hasSubregion → Yemeni Highlands self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southern Highlands of Yemen
Yafiʿi Arabic → region → Yemeni Highlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yafaʿ highlands