Lower Yemen (Arabic: اليمن السفلى) and Upper Yemen are traditional regions of the northern highlands of Yemen.[1] Northern Highlands and Southern Highlands are terms more commonly used presently.
The Sumara Mountains just south of the town of Yarim denote the boundaries of the two regions.[1] These two traditional regions also coincide with Gourchenour and Obermeyer's ecological zones. Major urban centers include Ibb and Taiz.
References
edit- ^ a b Schmitz & Burrowes 2018, p. 500.
Sources
edit- Schmitz, Charles; Burrowes, Robert D. (2018). "Upper, Middle, and Lower Yemen". Historical Dictionary of Yemen (Third ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 500–501. ISBN 9781538102329.