A view of the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's three-year war has taken a heavy toll on Sanaa's historic Old City, a dense warren of mosques, bath houses and 6,000 mud brick houses, which date from before the 11th century.
Part of the Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been razed by bombing. Now only rubble and straggly palm trees remain, where unique tower houses once stood.
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