Archeological survey of historical site in Abyan

ABYAN, Sep. 12 (Saba) - A team of Authority of Antiquities Museums
and Manuscripts is going to carry out an archeological survey and
studies of the historical city of al-Qara in Abyan province, south
of Yemen.

Head of local council of Rusd district in Abyan Fadhel Hussein
al-Sulaimani said that that local authorities and Culture Ministry
are being exerted efforts to join al-Qara city and the castle of Sultanate of
al-Afifiya into the list of the world heritage and historical cities.

"We seek to draw attention of concerned international organizations
to the historical and natural characteristics of the city in order
to contribute to preserving it and repairing its buildings", said
al-Sulaimani.

"We asked previously UNESCO and a Netherlands Organization to help
save the city's buildings from destruction".

The city was inhabited by the sultanate of al-Afifiya 653 years ago,
containing more than 100 stone and marble-built sultan palaces and
houses.