Little of interest in Yemen has survived to be described, thanks to Islam.
There’s a shock.
and how much was destroyed the past several years?
Where was it that SO MUCH history was destroyed?
I keep thinking Buddhist but ISIS was never near an area that would have such historical pieces, were they?
I can’t remember anything right anymore.
That is not necessarily true. Marib, the center of the Queen of Sheba, survives as an archeological site. The island of Socotra is a protected bio reserve, known for its rare and interesting plant life. Sana'a was founded by Noah's son Shem. There are many Jewish people in Yemen whose ancestors were there at the time of the Queen of Sheba. Other pre-Islam sites like Amran and Shibam are interesting for their history and architecture and are not really Islamic, other than Sunni Muslims live there now.