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This is the only mosque that can be visited. It was built in two stages. From 1295 to 1297, Ashraf I built the prayer room, which is covered by a large dome surrounded by eight smaller domes, with two minarets. The interior domes are finely decorated and painted. The walls are decorated with ciselé stucco. The yard, in the back, is embellished with abeilles patterns. Ashraf II (1376-1400) added the external gallery, closed by a very beautiful portal that still exists. The courtyard contains the graves of these two kings. It was Imam Ahmed who, in an impulse of austerity, made stucco and ceiling brush. The restoration of interior decorations has just finished. The visitor can photograph them from the door of the prayer room. Climbing over the mosque is no longer allowed. The graves of the wife and the children of the founder of the old mosque are in the courtyard of aux whose geometric construction is very interesting. The plush, beautifully painted domes prayer room. Today madrasas still exists. It has many architectural similarities with the mosques of the city of City, in the Tihama.

It presents beautiful collections of illuminated old Korans and old weapons. It also focuses on the idea of rebuilding the traditions of the time, such as customs, objects and clothing.

You get to the Great mosque and the souk through the wadi. The Grande Mosque, built in 1088, has two domes and two more late minarets. The main entrance, at the top of a majestic staircase, is made by a very old door with two panels. An open gallery bypasses the mosque, gives access to the room of? and ends with an entrance to the souk. Basically, coming from a small Koranic school adjacent to the mosque, children can be heard recite verses of the Koran. Inside the prayer room, left of the mihrab, you can find the mausoleum of Queen Aroua (she is the only woman to have been buried in a prayer room). The style of the whole, as well as the rich interior decorations of the mosque, are fatimide inspired.

Located above the Ta, the location offers an amazing panorama of the city and it is a pleasure to spend a moment in its French gardens. Being placed against the ancient ramparts, it is easy to follow the ancient construction visually and to have a more concrete idea of the layout of the city and its old neighborhoods. The site is open to the public and is still under restoration, which is why it is not yet fully that. Note the presence of many couples in love walks, the place being indeed rather romantic.

It is large and very well maintained, situated in a beautiful green setting. Beautiful greenhouses are home to many bird species such as vultures and eagles. . and storks can also be seen. The animals do not have very large spaces to evolve, which is even more surprising on the side of the fauverie where lions, lions, lions and other cats will be delighted with your visit breaking the boredom… You may even have the chance to caresser a baby… There are also different species of wild cats and, we need to know, domestic cats, and monkeys.

This is the Great Mosque on Friday. Dating back to the th century, it is the oldest of Ta. It is surmounted by three large domes and six smaller ones. The original minaret destroyed was replaced by another red brick.

The mosque of Youfrous was built in the 30 th century by the last king king, in memory of the descendant of Ali Abu Taleb, Sheikh Ahmed ibn Alwouan Al Sufi (died in 665). Sheikh Ahmed was the son of a harsh and cruel vizier with the people. He refused to succeed him because he did not want to dominate the population, and he became a hermit in Youfrous, where he helped and cared for everyone. His tomb is in the prayer room. A pilgrimage takes place every year. The large pool of? serves children during the summer. It is fed by a remote source by means of an underground channel and then by an aqueduct under a covered gallery. Further afield, in the direction of the south (80 km of Ta), you can visit Ibb, whose fame comes from a very old baobab that grows right before the village.

In 630 kilometres of Ta, towards Sana ', Al Janad was the first mosque built in Yemen in, of the living of the Prophet Mohammed by one of his disciples, Mu'dha ibn Jabal. The Great Mosque of Sana'a would only be the second, according to the historian Hamdani. The pilgrimage to Al Janad was considered by the Muslim world as important as that of Mecca, at the very point of replacing him in the life of a believer. It included two minarets originally. The one that currently exists is ayyubide, with a summit added by the Ottomans. The mosque has been restored many times. The latest renovation, rather unfortunate, added marble to the feet of the columns.

The track leading to the apex of the Jebel Saber (3 006 m) is road. The mountain is covered by cultures, in particular qat, and built from countless villages. Magnificent panoramic views of Ta and the rich modern villas of taizzi industrialists. A pleasant stop at the village's small café, at Samira, 200 m from the top. Samira will soon open a hostel. You must cross the village on foot to arrive at a nice point of view on Ta. A second hostel is also expected to be a day, which will make it easy to facilitate hiking in the region. The village's little girls sell «makramas», long cotton veils, very colourful, and offer women to adorn their hands with henna designs. At Mount Saber, a small mosque is built in memory of the Sufi Abd Al-Rahman. Behind the mosque is the cave which was, according to tradition, the place of sleep of the «Ahl Al Kahf». It would be the «seven dormants» referred to in the Qur'a by the Koran - seven young men and their dog who, fleeing the persecution of a tyrant, took refuge in a cave. God slept there for 309 years, and then rehearsed them: " To make sure that God's promise is true and that there is no doubt about the time. (Koran, XVIII, 21.)

Located at the rear of a military building, it contains the personal affairs of Imam Ahmed. The museum was opened to show Yéménites the difference in living standards between the imam and the small people, to convince them of the benefits of the Republic. The first room shows the photos of the perpetrators of the last attack on the imam, as well as other revolutionaries. The imam received eight revolver bullets in his back. One of them, housed in his spinal column, could not be extracted and made it terribly suffer. His doctors regularly injected morphine from morphine to calm the pain. Imam Ahmed died eight months later. Other rooms, on three floors, have their furniture (including seesaws beds that reduced the pain of their wounds) and gifts from different heads of state. The audiovisual material it used is also presented. Ahmed banned the use of the people because republican propaganda was on the radio and, on the other, because images from the outside world could reveal the late Yemen's delay in the 1960 s. A piece exhibits the many French scents and the waters of the Imam of Cologne. On the upper floors you can see his apparat, the toys and clothes of his heir, Al-Badr, as well as kitchen equipment. All these objects give the foreign visitor a modest impression of the imam's wealth: The life of the powerful autocrat of Imam Ahmed was not so luxurious, although it was a thousand times more comfortable than that of the people of the country.

Small and charming, it is established between the two remaining doors of the Ta Enclosure: Bab Al Kebir and Bab Moussa. It stretches over three streets, including the one that descends from mosques and where many antique shops are held. Djambeyas and silver jewellery are cheaper than in Sana'a, and can still compete. Some of the dealers can pay by traveller's cheques. In front of Bab Al-Kebir, the goat cheeses are sold, which are the specialty of Rituxan, necklaces and jasmine bouquets. The first street on the left is reserved for fabrics, clothing and exchange offices. It overlooks Bab Moussa. In the second you can find roasters, spice dealers and agricultural instruments. The smiling atmosphere is a good child.

Built in the th century, it is covered by six domes and houses Koranic schools next to the prayer room.