republic of yemen

Noun
  1. A republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean;
    Formed in 1990 (synset 109187354)
    domain member region: aden-abyan islamic army, iaa, islamic army of aden, islamic army of aden-abyan - Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen
    is an instance of: asian country, asian nation - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
    member holonym: yemeni - a native or inhabitant of Yemen
    belongs to: arab league - an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation
    has:
    • aden - an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
    • al-hudaydah, hodeida - an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea
    • al-mukalla, mukalla - a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden
    • sana, sana'a, sanaa - the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau
    is a part of:
    • arabia, arabian peninsula - a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
    • asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
    same as: yemen

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