yemen
n. uncountablen. a country located at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is known for its ancient history and unique architecture.
n. a sovereign state in Western Asia, situated at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Proper noun; functions as the head of a noun phrase without an article.
The capital city of Yemen is Sana'a.
Yemen has a long history as a center for the spice trade due to its strategic location on the Red Sea.
Scholars often study Yemen for its remarkably preserved mud-brick skyscrapers in Shibam, which represent some of the oldest examples of vertical urban planning in the world.
From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).
As a proper noun, it is used without a definite article ('the').
I am traveling to the YemenI am traveling to YemenUnlike 'the Netherlands' or 'the UK', Yemen does not take a definite article in modern English.