One of the most important historical and tourist regions of the Republic of Yemen, especially the old city of Mareb, and the ruins of the Sun Temple, and Bilqis Throne of the ancient Sheba kingdom.

The old city of Mareb

The old town of Mareb is situated at 155 Km from Sana'a and it is one of Yemen's most impressive archaeological sites.

It is the capital of the Sabean Kingdom from the fifth century B.C.

It is surrounded by walls and it has three gates.

There are two dams:

• The ancient dam, dating from about 10 BC, its height is about 14 meters.
• The modern dam built in 1986; its height is about 50 meters.

And there are the ancient temples of the Queen of Saba, at about 2km from the southwest of the old town.

Baragesh

Baragesh is situated at 125 Km from Sana'a. It is the most impressive of all Yemen's ancient sites and it was the capital of Main.

It is fortified and surrounded by high walls with 75 towers constructed from calcite stone and it has 2 gates, the first on in the west and the other one in the east.

The ancient dam of Ma'areb

It is situated at 10 Km from mareb.

It is considered as on of ancient architectural constructions in the world and it is the most known monument in Yemen. It was constructed in a narrow place in the valley of (theneh) in the eighth century B.C.

The height of the dam is about 14 meters.

The temple of Balqis or (the temple of the moon)

It is situated at 4 Km from Mareb, it was built in the eighth century B.C.

It is the main temple in Mareb, it contains 8 large colons and it is surrounded by wall of stone.

The temple of Bran

It is situated at 1400 meters from the temple of Balqis, it contains 6 large colons and it is surrounded by wall of stone.

Ramlat alsaba'ateen

A desert situated between Mareb and Shabwa. The old incense road to Shabwa was in this desert.