Bayt al-Faqīh (Beit al-Faqih, بيت الفـــقية)

Bayt al-Faqīh, or Beit al-Faqih, sits on the pilgrimage and trade route across the Tihamah plain between Al Hudaydah and Ta'izz. The town possesses the largest and best traditional Friday market in Yemen. In the 1700's Bayt al-Faqīh was a coffee trading post and during that time the weekly market started taking shape. In northern Yemen, weekly markets are a tradition, where fruit, vegetables, meat and handcrafts, as well as imported goods are sold and about every town has one.

The Friday market at Bayt al-Faqīh is enormous. There are more than 1000 stalls, which are grouped together according to the products they sell. Parts of the market are covered. Bayt al-Faqīh is a good place to buy coffee, Yemeni pottery, Tihami clothes and baskets, fruits and vegetables, but if you are interested, camels, donkeys, chickens and grains are also on offer.

There is little accommodation in Bayt al-Faqīh, but apart from the Friday market there is little of interest, so it is better to just go there on a day trip. Buses and taxis ply the route between Bayt al-Faqīh and San'a, via al-Hudayda. Bayt al-Faqīh is 150 km southwest of San'a.

Because of civil war it is not recommended to travel to Bayt al-Faqīh (Beit al-Faqih, بيت الفـــقية), or any other destination in Yemen at this moment.

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