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As-salaamu 'Alaykum, Upon arrival in Sana'a, which is the best/safest hotel to stay at. At least until an apartment or house is rented. Preferably not the world wide known type of hotel. Something a little more local. Jazakiallahu Khairan
Wa aleikum assalam, Your best choice would be a hotel in the Old City. They are for tourists only (a Yemeni couldn't afford a double room for $20 - $25 per night), but because they house in typical Old City houses, they are really very nice, pretty clean, and safe. Some examples are Taj Talha Hotel, Sultan Palace Tourist Hotel, etc. Cheaper hotels can be found everywhere outside the Old City, but they may not be as clean, safe, or comfortable.
As-salaamu 'Alaykum, I've heard conflicting opinions on the safety of westerners traveling to Yemen. How do you view this from the perspective of someone living in Sana'a? Is it safe for those who wish to make hijrah?
Wa aleikum as-salam, Well, as far as I can see it, foreigners fall into different categories. You have expats (usually non-Muslims residing here for several years, often working for embassies or oil companies), tourists traveling around the country for a short period of time, and immigrants (usually Muslims who live here permanently). As for safety, the first two categories are probably more at risk, either because of their work or because they travel to areas in the country that may not be perfectly safe. I haven't heard of any foreigners being kidnapped in the middle of Sana'a! As for people who live her in Sana'a and lead a life like average Yemenis do, I see no problem at all. I know several families who have been here for many years. In general, Yemenis are really friendly and helpful people, and Sana'a is a much safer place to live than many cities in the west. The more you integrate, the better you'll feel. Anyway, I'd advice anyone who'd like to make hijrah to visit first and then decide. Also keep in mind that in order to get a residence permit, you should either be a student here, have a job, or be married to Yemeni citizen.
JazakiAllahu khairan ukhti, Everything you explained makes very good sense, masha'Allah. Yemen sounds like a beautiful place to live. I'm looking forward to reading more posts!
As salaamu alayki. I would like to know about the ease of an American coming into Sanaa. Im aware that the country is no longer granting visa's at the airport, so what way would you recommend coming into the country? I am currently living in Egypt, so do you think this woould make my entering easier insha Allah?
Wa aleikum assalam, You can apply for a visa at the nearest Yemeni embassy. It may be, however, that they don't issue tourist visas for individuals. If this is the case, you can join an official tourgroup or have a Yemeni citizen invite you to the country. Alternatively, you could apply for a student visa after registering for Arabic language courses - at CALES in the Old City, for example. Nationality doesn't make a difference for visa applications. Hope this info is useful.
Nee hoor, ik ben niet de enige NLse hier. Er is een NLse ambassade en er werken wat individuele NLers voor verschillende projecten. Maar ik heb zelf geen contact met landgenoten, en, inderdaad, ik spreek de NLse taal dus ook nooit - schrijf 'm alleen, dus ben 'm nog niet vergeten!
Ik ben een nederlandse jonge vrouw en mijn vriend komt uit Jemen Sana's. Elke dag lezen we met veel plezier je leuke verhaaltjes op je blog. Wij zijn van plan om aankomende zomer op vakantie te gaan naar Jemen dus zo komen we alvast in de stemming. Bedankt hiervoor!
Asalamoe aleikoum oegtie! Wat leuk om jouw blog te lezen! Allah ya a3ynek. Ik ben half Nederlands, half Arubaans en ben bijna 9 jaar moslima alhamdulilah. Ik ben nu 7 jaar getrouwd met een Yemeni en heb twee zoons van 4 en 6jaar. Mijn man woont in Yemen en ik ben inmiddels 3 keer in Yemen op vakantie geweest. Ik studeer HBO Pedagogiek en inshAllah wil ik na mijn afstuderen in Yemen gaan wonen. Heb je eventuele tips voor mij? DjazakAllahoe gairen! Liefs, Lara Um Abdurrahmaan
Wa aleikum assalam ya ukhti, Ik hoop dat Allah je mag verenigen met je man in Jemen; inshallah onder wat rustigere omstandigheden dan dezer dagen... Nou, m'n eerste tip is: leer de spreektaal zo snel mogelijk. Want als je wilt integreren, kun je niet zonder. De twee eigenschappen die je hier het meest van pas zullen komen zijn geduld en humor. Alles gaat hier nou eenmaal anders dan in NL! Ook, als je de kans hebt om wat geld te sparen, moet je dat zeker doen. Een stukje land of een huisje kopen is hier echt heel nuttig omdat huren vrij hoog zijn. Mocht je meer willen weten, dan kun je me gerust je email adres sturen (die ik uiteraard niet zal publiceren).
As-salaamu 'Alaykum ukhti, JazakiAllahu khairan for having this blog. Since my zawj and I would love to insha'Allah make hijrah to Yemen I am very interested in learning as much as I can. May Allah Ta'ala protect you and your family from the great fitnah in Yemen caused by those who don't follow Islam correctly. Aameen.
Thanks for your blog. It seems very useful. I'm also living in Sana'a. I'm a Muslima from Canada and I moved here last year after getting married here. Nice to meet you! Hope we can keep in touch. Take care and may Allah keep you and your family safe during the conflict here.
Wa aleikum assalam ya ukhti, Nice to meet you, too! I hope you don't reside anywhere near the fighting. I would like to contact you. Could you leave your email address? (of course I won't publish it!!)
Hello!! I just came across your blog and I'm excited to read it. I'm considering taking a job in Yemen, and I am wondering what the security situation is really like. I am a US citizen and I would be working in the southwestern part of the country. I just spent one year in Sudan (in Khartoum) which was completely fine, despite all the travel warnings there. It's hard to really know what is going on - do you have any advice about expats working/living in S.E Yemen (near Aden?)? Thank you!
Hello anonymous, It is true that travel warnings do not always reflect the actual situation in that place. However, it is a fact that the situation in Yemen is unpredictable. Now you still know more or less which areas to avoid, but Allah knows whether or not a complete civil war will break out or not. Moreover, I do not know about the exact situation in the south-west of the country and it also depends on where you would work (town or countryside). So I'm sorry not to be able to be more helpful... All I can say is this: if you're looking for a safe place, then wait until the situation here reaches some sort of solution. Maybe the company you would work with has some advice for you, too. Good luck!
Hi - thanks for responding so quickly. I will be talking with my company in the next few days, but of course in the meantime I'm super curious about everything going on in Yemen right now, and when I came across your blog I thought I would ask about the situation and your thoughts. I know that right now things are very uncertain...I hope for peace soon for your country.
Please feel free to ask! It's just that I'm in Sanaa and even for us here it's difficult to really know what's going on in other parts of the country... We all hope things will get better soon, inshallah.
as-salam-u-alaikum . I want to ask you that is yemen safe for single woman who is coming to live their permenantly . I will be visiting sanaa very soon so i want to know safe resident areas to buy or rent a house also what are the things that a woman should avoid there to not get into any trouble while living there . I need your help and advice . Shukran
Wa aleikum assalam, For a single woman, the Old City is probably the best place simply because the people there are most used to foreigners. In many other places, they'll find a woman living alone a bit odd... Foreigners can only rent, by the way. First of all, you need to learn the language, especially the local dialect. The best way to do this is to mingle with the local women. Dress like the locals and behave like them in certain important ways, like: don't shake hands with men, never smoke in public, don't laugh loudly in public, always sit in the back of a taxi, etc. If you behave in a modest manner, you won't have any trouble, inshallah. But I want to warn you, too. Some locals see westerners, Muslim or not, as rich people and may want to take advantage of you. Although most of them aren't like this, don't believe everyone you meet! Do you have a job offer here? If you need any help, you can ask me.
thank you so much for your advice . I still dont know how is the situation there but thanks this help me a lot and i am a muslim and i want to learn more about yemen before i come . Thank you
Assalam alaikum uhkti, I just did produced a blog myself when I came across yours ma'shallah. I am really impressed and quite surprised when you mentioned that you were a single parent with two children. Because I am also a single parent with two children but we've never met. I made hijra to Yemen back in 1995, but I'm back in the UK at university and I'll hopefully be coming back next year insha'allah. So I hope we can hook up then insha'allah.
I have a villa in al-Asbiyee pass new Haddah on the old dirt road. used to own The British International School in Haddah.
If you don't mind me jumping in but foreigners can buy property. I have property. If you contact your local Yemeni Embassy before travel you can get more information on this. However, you must have the means.
I hope that you and your family are fine inshalah ; please I have a question : do you know French sisters or sisters who speaking french language in Yemen ?
Wa aleikum assalam ya ukhti, I personally don't know any sisters who speak French. Maybe you should try contacting the French Cultural Centre in Sanaa...?
As-salaamu 'Alayki Ukhti, Masha'Allah I love visiting your blog. How is the current state of travel as far as flying into Sana'a? I understand there are travel advisories, but I don't pay much attention to them since they are so media driven. Are people having any difficulties entering the country? Jazakiallahu khairan
Wa aleikum assalam, To be honest, I'm not quite sure. I've heard (but Allah knows best) that it's best not to show your Islam too much outwardly (long beard, face veil, etc.) because there's this fear you may want to join some kind of Islamic group instead of simply visiting the country. Otherwise, I believe that anyone with a visa can enter without any problems.
Salaam Alaykum, I've been looking everywhere for some info on the availability of jarred baby food in Sana’a and can’t find anything. I would really appreciate your assistance. I'm coming to Sana’a next month with my 9 month old baby from UAE, I have visited Sana’a a number of times but have never been to any of the larger supermarkets, my husband’s family only come to Sana’a when we visit so they have no idea if supermarkets stock decent baby food. So to my question, do they stock branded (Heinz, Organic) baby food in the larger supermarkets?
Hey, I'm looking to work in Yemen for 9 months for one of the Oil companies, so I will be locked up in a compound. How would say the level of safety is in Sana'a for a person that uses cultural common sense?
Well, if you're locked up most of the time, you won't experience much of local life anyway! But with, as you say, cultural common sense, safety in Sana'a is not too bad - except, of course, for the kidnappings of foreigners every now and then.
#Um Nuah, wa aleikum assalam, To be honest, I never visit those big supermarkets so I can't tell you about jarred baby food. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they sold it. What I have seen, even in smaller shops, is baby food in packages (porridge). Maybe that'd help, too?
Na'am ya ukhti, partly that is because of problems with electricity and internet connectivity, and partly because I seem to lack inspiration these days :) But, today you can find a new entry.
How are you? May Allah subhan wata Allah bless and protect you and your family. Your blog has been very helpful Masha'Allah, especially the Q/A section.
I have heard a lot about Yemeni sheikhs expertise with dream interpretations. I would like to go on Sabbatical and study dream interpretation and probably teach at one of the bilingual schools.
Questions: Do you know where I can study dream interpretation or something like it? Who can I contact? Best place to study Arabic and tajweed?
Wa aleikum assalam, I do not know of any places where you can study dream interpretation. However, if you want to memorize the Quran and learn tajweed, there are many centres you can join (dependint on the branch of Islam you prefer), such as Tarim, Hadhramout for summer courses or a year-round study (Shafa'i, with some sufi influences) or Ma'abar for intensive Islamic studies (salafi). Both of these centres also have mosques in Sana'a where you can go for less intensive courses. Moreover, many mosques in Sana'a also offer daily courses in tajweed and/or daily help with memorization. Most mosques in old Sana'a are Zaidi and in the rest of the city you find anything from Zaidi or Huthi to sunni or salafi. Just walk in and inquire. In most cases you'll need at least basic knowledge of Arabic. If you want to study Arabic, go the Old City. There are a few schools for foreigners there.
HOW much does a 3 bedroom house cost to own in Yemen. HOW about rent. WHAT is the cost of electricity, food and water. HOW much is it to open a retail market.
It is not easy for a non-Yemeni to own a house, so you'd have to start with rent. Rent depends on the house/apartment itself and the area it is situated in and usually ranges from an equivalent of $100 - $300 a month. Electricity and water are cheap and with economical use shouldn't cost you more than a couple of tens of dollars a month together. As far as food is concerned, cost depends entirely on your habits. There are supermarkets with international products that are expensive; however, local equivalents of the same products cost much less. Meat is quite costly. To give you a very limited idea of every-day items: a kg. of potatoes costs between 200-300 rials, a kg. of oranges 200-400 rials, half a roasted chicken at a restaurant 500 rials, 250 ml. of pasteurized milk 90-100 rials, half a kg. of mutton 1200 rials, a packet of spaghetti 150 rials, 5 kg. of rice (depending on the kind) between 1000 and 2000 rials, a kg. of flour 130 rials, a can of beans around 100 rials, 4 eggs 100 rials ($1 = 215 rials). About the costs of opening a retail market I have no idea. First you need a number from the Chamber of Commerce, which is quite a long procedure. But for the rest, I don't know. Anyway, I don't think that this time is the best time to start any business in this country. Hope this information helps.
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As-salaamu 'Alaykum, Upon arrival in Sana'a, which is the best/safest hotel to stay at. At least until an apartment or house is rented. Preferably not the world wide known type of hotel. Something a little more local. Jazakiallahu Khairan
Wa aleikum assalam,
Your best choice would be a hotel in the Old City. They are for tourists only (a Yemeni couldn't afford a double room for $20 - $25 per night), but because they house in typical Old City houses, they are really very nice, pretty clean, and safe. Some examples are Taj Talha Hotel, Sultan Palace Tourist Hotel, etc.
Cheaper hotels can be found everywhere outside the Old City, but they may not be as clean, safe, or comfortable.
As-salaamu 'Alaykum, I've heard conflicting opinions on the safety of westerners traveling to Yemen. How do you view this from the perspective of someone living in Sana'a? Is it safe for those who wish to make hijrah?
Wa aleikum as-salam,
Well, as far as I can see it, foreigners fall into different categories. You have expats (usually non-Muslims residing here for several years, often working for embassies or oil companies), tourists traveling around the country for a short period of time, and immigrants (usually Muslims who live here permanently). As for safety, the first two categories are probably more at risk, either because of their work or because they travel to areas in the country that may not be perfectly safe. I haven't heard of any foreigners being kidnapped in the middle of Sana'a! As for people who live her in Sana'a and lead a life like average Yemenis do, I see no problem at all. I know several families who have been here for many years. In general, Yemenis are really friendly and helpful people, and Sana'a is a much safer place to live than many cities in the west. The more you integrate, the better you'll feel. Anyway, I'd advice anyone who'd like to make hijrah to visit first and then decide. Also keep in mind that in order to get a residence permit, you should either be a student here, have a job, or be married to Yemeni citizen.
JazakiAllahu khairan ukhti, Everything you explained makes very good sense, masha'Allah. Yemen sounds like a beautiful place to live. I'm looking forward to reading more posts!
As salaamu alayki. I would like to know about the ease of an American coming into Sanaa. Im aware that the country is no longer granting visa's at the airport, so what way would you recommend coming into the country? I am currently living in Egypt, so do you think this woould make my entering easier insha Allah?
Wa aleikum assalam,
You can apply for a visa at the nearest Yemeni embassy. It may be, however, that they don't issue tourist visas for individuals. If this is the case, you can join an official tourgroup or have a Yemeni citizen invite you to the country. Alternatively, you could apply for a student visa after registering for Arabic language courses - at CALES in the Old City, for example. Nationality doesn't make a difference for visa applications. Hope this info is useful.
Ben je echt de enige Nederlander(se) in de hoofdstad, dat is wel uniek.Dan kan je nooit je eigen taal spreken.
Nee hoor, ik ben niet de enige NLse hier. Er is een NLse ambassade en er werken wat individuele NLers voor verschillende projecten. Maar ik heb zelf geen contact met landgenoten, en, inderdaad, ik spreek de NLse taal dus ook nooit - schrijf 'm alleen, dus ben 'm nog niet vergeten!
Ik ben een nederlandse jonge vrouw en mijn vriend komt uit Jemen Sana's. Elke dag lezen we met veel plezier je leuke verhaaltjes op je blog. Wij zijn van plan om aankomende zomer op vakantie te gaan naar Jemen dus zo komen we alvast in de stemming. Bedankt hiervoor!
Dank je wel! Ben altijd blij te horen als lezers m'n blog waarderen.
Asalamoe aleikoum oegtie!
Wat leuk om jouw blog te lezen! Allah ya a3ynek. Ik ben half Nederlands, half Arubaans en ben bijna 9 jaar moslima alhamdulilah. Ik ben nu 7 jaar getrouwd met een Yemeni en heb twee zoons van 4 en 6jaar.
Mijn man woont in Yemen en ik ben inmiddels 3 keer in Yemen op vakantie geweest. Ik studeer HBO Pedagogiek en inshAllah wil ik na mijn afstuderen in Yemen gaan wonen. Heb je eventuele tips voor mij? DjazakAllahoe gairen! Liefs, Lara Um Abdurrahmaan
Wa aleikum assalam ya ukhti,
Ik hoop dat Allah je mag verenigen met je man in Jemen; inshallah onder wat rustigere omstandigheden dan dezer dagen...
Nou, m'n eerste tip is: leer de spreektaal zo snel mogelijk. Want als je wilt integreren, kun je niet zonder. De twee eigenschappen die je hier het meest van pas zullen komen zijn geduld en humor. Alles gaat hier nou eenmaal anders dan in NL! Ook, als je de kans hebt om wat geld te sparen, moet je dat zeker doen. Een stukje land of een huisje kopen is hier echt heel nuttig omdat huren vrij hoog zijn.
Mocht je meer willen weten, dan kun je me gerust je email adres sturen (die ik uiteraard niet zal publiceren).
veel succes
leuk om je blog te lezen over dagelijkse dingen
As-salaamu 'Alaykum ukhti, JazakiAllahu khairan for having this blog. Since my zawj and I would love to insha'Allah make hijrah to Yemen I am very interested in learning as much as I can. May Allah Ta'ala protect you and your family from the great fitnah in Yemen caused by those who don't follow Islam correctly. Aameen.
Salaam alekom Al-Nakhla!
Thanks for your blog. It seems very useful. I'm also living in Sana'a. I'm a Muslima from Canada and I moved here last year after getting married here. Nice to meet you! Hope we can keep in touch. Take care and may Allah keep you and your family safe during the conflict here.
Wa aleikum assalam ya ukhti,
Nice to meet you, too! I hope you don't reside anywhere near the fighting. I would like to contact you. Could you leave your email address? (of course I won't publish it!!)
Hello!! I just came across your blog and I'm excited to read it. I'm considering taking a job in Yemen, and I am wondering what the security situation is really like. I am a US citizen and I would be working in the southwestern part of the country. I just spent one year in Sudan (in Khartoum) which was completely fine, despite all the travel warnings there. It's hard to really know what is going on - do you have any advice about expats working/living in S.E Yemen (near Aden?)? Thank you!
Hello anonymous,
It is true that travel warnings do not always reflect the actual situation in that place. However, it is a fact that the situation in Yemen is unpredictable. Now you still know more or less which areas to avoid, but Allah knows whether or not a complete civil war will break out or not. Moreover, I do not know about the exact situation in the south-west of the country and it also depends on where you would work (town or countryside).
So I'm sorry not to be able to be more helpful... All I can say is this: if you're looking for a safe place, then wait until the situation here reaches some sort of solution. Maybe the company you would work with has some advice for you, too. Good luck!
Hi - thanks for responding so quickly. I will be talking with my company in the next few days, but of course in the meantime I'm super curious about everything going on in Yemen right now, and when I came across your blog I thought I would ask about the situation and your thoughts. I know that right now things are very uncertain...I hope for peace soon for your country.
Please feel free to ask! It's just that I'm in Sanaa and even for us here it's difficult to really know what's going on in other parts of the country... We all hope things will get better soon, inshallah.
as-salam-u-alaikum . I want to ask you that is yemen safe for single woman who is coming to live their permenantly . I will be visiting sanaa very soon so i want to know safe resident areas to buy or rent a house also what are the things that a woman should avoid there to not get into any trouble while living there . I need your help and advice . Shukran
Wa aleikum assalam,
For a single woman, the Old City is probably the best place simply because the people there are most used to foreigners. In many other places, they'll find a woman living alone a bit odd...
Foreigners can only rent, by the way.
First of all, you need to learn the language, especially the local dialect. The best way to do this is to mingle with the local women. Dress like the locals and behave like them in certain important ways, like: don't shake hands with men, never smoke in public, don't laugh loudly in public, always sit in the back of a taxi, etc. If you behave in a modest manner, you won't have any trouble, inshallah. But I want to warn you, too. Some locals see westerners, Muslim or not, as rich people and may want to take advantage of you. Although most of them aren't like this, don't believe everyone you meet!
Do you have a job offer here? If you need any help, you can ask me.
thank you so much for your advice . I still dont know how is the situation there but thanks this help me a lot and i am a muslim and i want to learn more about yemen before i come . Thank you
Assalam alaikum uhkti,
I just did produced a blog myself when I came across yours ma'shallah. I am really impressed and quite surprised when you mentioned that you were a single parent with two children. Because I am also a single parent with two children but we've never met. I made hijra to Yemen back in 1995, but I'm back in the UK at university and I'll hopefully be coming back next year insha'allah. So I hope we can hook up then insha'allah.
I have a villa in al-Asbiyee pass new Haddah on the old dirt road. used to own The British International School in Haddah.
If you don't mind me jumping in but foreigners can buy property. I have property. If you contact your local Yemeni Embassy before travel you can get more information on this. However, you must have the means.
Assalam aleyki wa rahmatulah ukhti Al Nakhla ,
I hope that you and your family are fine inshalah ; please I have a question : do you know French sisters or sisters who speaking french language in Yemen ?
Jazakilahi kheyran
Wa aleikum assalam ya ukhti, I personally don't know any sisters who speak French. Maybe you should try contacting the French Cultural Centre in Sanaa...?
Barakalahoufeekee ukhti ! I wil do it inshalah . May Allah bless you and your family .
As-salaamu 'Alayki Ukhti,
Masha'Allah I love visiting your blog. How is the current state of travel as far as flying into Sana'a? I understand there are travel advisories, but I don't pay much attention to them since they are so media driven. Are people having any difficulties entering the country? Jazakiallahu khairan
Wa aleikum assalam,
To be honest, I'm not quite sure. I've heard (but Allah knows best) that it's best not to show your Islam too much outwardly (long beard, face veil, etc.) because there's this fear you may want to join some kind of Islamic group instead of simply visiting the country. Otherwise, I believe that anyone with a visa can enter without any problems.
Salaam Alaykum,
I've been looking everywhere for some info on the availability of jarred baby food in Sana’a and can’t find anything. I would really appreciate your assistance. I'm coming to Sana’a next month with my 9 month old baby from UAE, I have visited Sana’a a number of times but have never been to any of the larger supermarkets, my husband’s family only come to Sana’a when we visit so they have no idea if supermarkets stock decent baby food. So to my question, do they stock branded (Heinz, Organic) baby food in the larger supermarkets?
Many thanks, Um Noah
Hey, I'm looking to work in Yemen for 9 months for one of the Oil companies, so I will be locked up in a compound. How would say the level of safety is in Sana'a for a person that uses cultural common sense?
Thanks!!
Well, if you're locked up most of the time, you won't experience much of local life anyway! But with, as you say, cultural common sense, safety in Sana'a is not too bad - except, of course, for the kidnappings of foreigners every now and then.
#Um Nuah, wa aleikum assalam,
To be honest, I never visit those big supermarkets so I can't tell you about jarred baby food. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they sold it. What I have seen, even in smaller shops, is baby food in packages (porridge). Maybe that'd help, too?
As-salaamu 'Alayki Ukhti, Insha'Allah you and your family are well. I noticed that you haven't had any new entries in a couple of months.
Na'am ya ukhti, partly that is because of problems with electricity and internet connectivity, and partly because I seem to lack inspiration these days :) But, today you can find a new entry.
As Salam Alaykum Wa Rahmatuhllah wa Barakatuh,
How are you?
May Allah subhan wata Allah bless and protect you and your family.
Your blog has been very helpful Masha'Allah, especially the Q/A section.
I have heard a lot about Yemeni sheikhs expertise with dream interpretations. I would like to go on Sabbatical and study dream interpretation and probably teach at one of the bilingual schools.
Questions: Do you know where I can study dream interpretation or something like it? Who can I contact? Best place to study Arabic and tajweed?
Wa aleikum assalam,
I do not know of any places where you can study dream interpretation. However, if you want to memorize the Quran and learn tajweed, there are many centres you can join (dependint on the branch of Islam you prefer), such as Tarim, Hadhramout for summer courses or a year-round study (Shafa'i, with some sufi influences) or Ma'abar for intensive Islamic studies (salafi). Both of these centres also have mosques in Sana'a where you can go for less intensive courses. Moreover, many mosques in Sana'a also offer daily courses in tajweed and/or daily help with memorization. Most mosques in old Sana'a are Zaidi and in the rest of the city you find anything from Zaidi or Huthi to sunni or salafi. Just walk in and inquire. In most cases you'll need at least basic knowledge of Arabic. If you want to study Arabic, go the Old City. There are a few schools for foreigners there.
HOW much does a 3 bedroom house cost to own in Yemen. HOW about rent. WHAT is the cost of electricity, food and water. HOW much is it to open a retail market.
It is not easy for a non-Yemeni to own a house, so you'd have to start
with rent. Rent depends on the house/apartment itself and the area it is situated in
and usually ranges from an equivalent of $100 - $300 a month. Electricity and water are cheap and with economical use shouldn't cost you more than a couple of tens of dollars a month together. As far as food is concerned, cost depends entirely on your habits. There are supermarkets with international products that are expensive; however, local equivalents of the same products cost much less. Meat is quite costly. To give you a very limited idea of every-day items: a kg. of potatoes costs between 200-300 rials, a kg. of oranges 200-400 rials, half a roasted chicken at a restaurant 500 rials, 250 ml. of pasteurized milk 90-100 rials, half a kg. of mutton 1200 rials, a packet of spaghetti 150 rials, 5 kg. of rice (depending on the kind) between 1000 and 2000 rials, a kg. of flour 130 rials, a can of beans around 100 rials, 4 eggs 100 rials ($1 = 215 rials). About the costs of opening a retail market I have no idea. First you need a number from the Chamber of Commerce, which is quite a long procedure. But for the rest, I don't know. Anyway, I don't think that this time is the best time to start any business in this country. Hope this information helps.
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