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Sanaa is an UNESCO World Heritage site and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

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A craftsman works outside his shop at the Souq al-Melh market in Sanaa's Old City district in Sanaa on Feb. 15.

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A man reads a Koran inside an old mosque in Sanaa's Old City district on Feb. 14.

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Men chew qat, a mild stimulant, inside a shop in Sanaa's Old City district on Feb. 15.

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A shoe salesman sits inside his shop at the Souq al-Melh market in Sanaa's Old City district in Sanaa.

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A vendor selling donkeys waits for customers in his shop at the Souq al-Melh market in Sanaa's Old City district.


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