The town of Hajarin. Credit

Yemen is a Middle Eastern country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia. Yemen is composed of former North and South Yemen. It borders the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden on the south, the Red Sea on the west, Oman to the northeast and the rest of the country borders Saudi Arabia. Its territory includes the remote island of Socotra, about 350 kilometres (217 mi) to the south off the coast of East Africa.