Directorate of Yafea
lies east of the
northern town of Al,
about (100 kilometers)
almost surrounded by the
West Directorates of
Halemeen, Hubail Jabr,
in the south parts of
the territory of Abyan
governorate, east parts
of the territory of the
Governorate of
Al-baydhaa, and north
parts of the territory
of Ibb Governorate, One
of the most important
sites and areas of
archaeological,
historical and tourist
Directorate is
(A)- Yafea Duhsom
: Yafea today
know this name, but in
the past was
characterized Upper
Yafea , a series of the
Middle hills and
mountains, which begins
south of
Al-baydha,Mokairas,and
west to Al-thala,and the
territory of aden and
redaaa from the north,
and from the south easy
road from the south of
Mukairas to Lahj which
was known as Lower
Yafea, The first mention
of the land of Yafea,
which is carved victory
came in (RES.3945),
which been writen by
the Saba Makreb (KARB
ALL WATR BIN DHAMAR ALI)
in the (seventh century
BC), where it was called
(D. H. S. M),Tin the the
beginning it was
territory of the Awsani
State , which stated
that State Sabaie Makreb
"Makreb all Watr" carved
in the victory that he
had killed them, and
destroyed towns and
villages, and (D. H. S.
M). Aden is one of
the territories occupied
by the destroyed cities
and villages that Sabaie
Makreb, then
subsequently to the
State
(Al-qatabanyah)which
inherited the legacy of
the State
(Al-awsaneyah), has been
so well (the first
centuries Christmas).
When they began to
show sayings "Dynasty
MAAHER", "a Khawlan,"
those things which
sometimes appear
independent, especially
after the demise of the
State Al-Qatabanyah,
sometimes what looks
like a small Kingdom,
One of the most
important archeological
cities are :
(B)-Bni Baker City :
the present status of
Yafea, located in the
northern territory of
Al-baydha to the south
of Mokairas, west of the
city of Yafea, the
largest city in Aden, a
mountainous valley lies
flat on the rising sea
level (approximately
2200 meters) punctuated
by small valleys
implants the khat, corn
and fruit, It is a
beautiful city homes
scattered here and
there, and most of the
city buildings built
with stones and Yafei
famous pattern, and is
building houses in Yafea
in several roles
sometimes (six or seven
floors), the house,
which is comprised of
more than (three floors)
called (Hesin) NOT
House, where the first
floor normally used for
housing livestock and
animals, The remaining
floors are used for life
and living most of the
Yafei families tend to
raise storey house
instead of building
another house, so every
house containing more
than two families have
up to five families
usually includes the
father and mother, and
their children and
spouses of children and
grandchildren.
Each floor has
windows with a pattern
where equal sizes in the
forefront, and there are
aspects in one high
window and know that
during this chamber,
which contains the
window is a
high-bedroom, usually
Yafei people build bed
bedroom Authority beds
built with stones and
cement, it can sleep
having watched what was
going abroad through
high window that made
for this purpose, There
is another phenomenon
that has gone unnoticed
by a lot of strangers
and visitors to the city
of Beni Bakr and more
surprise if continued on
the west to the Yaher
Valley, which spread
cylindrical towers along
the road is spreading
altitude and often
convergent architecture
and persist to this day,
perhaps it was used for
the purpose of transfer
news in the case of war
or whenever the need
arises so.
(C)Khailah City:
fall-too-at the center
of Al-had, which is a
sacred city campus where
fighting became tribal
land respected men in
Yafea and ouside Yafea,
and no one can be
corrected by a gun or
defame dagger which is
known to anyone who
resorts to be safe his
life no one can be as
long as the aggression.
(D) Khulaqah city :
located in the territory
of the tribe of
Al-khulaqy, from
Al-musatah tribes in
Yafea , and is
considered the second
largest city after Bni
Baker city.
(E) Al-hager city:
the abandonment of
Labous called proportion
to the Labouse tribes in
Yafea, one of the newest
cities in Yafea in terms
of the tender
architecture and
commercial activity.
(F) Qendas city :
the capital Yaher
Valley, located in the
Valley of Yaher which is
one of the most
beautiful valleys of
Yemen where they
evergreen, in addition
to the method of
arranging building
villages where a
distinctive style
resembles the Hadramawt
Valley.
(G) Al-mahgabah City
: located in
the area of Al-mousatah,
the capital of the
Sultanate of upper Yafea
, and there is the
Sultan Palace.