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SANAA, June 26, 2019 (Xinhua) -- A seller displays a Jambiya in the Old City of Sanaa, Yemen, on June 26, 2019. The Yemenis have not been affected by the Western stylish changes as they still proudly keep their ancestors' traditional dress, especially the wear of the horn-handle knife Jambiya for nearly 3,000 years. Jambiya is a specific dagger with a T-shaped handle made from rhinoceros horns or other animals' bones and decorated with gold and other precious metals, and a short and curved double-edged knife. (Xinhua/IANS)more

SANAA, June 26, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Jambiyas are seen in a shop in the Old City of Sanaa, Yemen, on June 26, 2019. The Yemenis have not been affected by the Western stylish changes as they still proudly keep their ancestors' traditional dress, especially the wear of the horn-handle knife Jambiya for nearly 3,000 years. Jambiya is a specific dagger with a T-shaped handle made from rhinoceros horns or other animals' bones and decorated with gold and other precious metals, and a short and curved double-edged knife. (Xinhua/IANS)more

SANAA, June 26, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Jambiya shops are seen in the Old City of Sanaa, Yemen, on June 26, 2019. The Yemenis have not been affected by the Western stylish changes as they still proudly keep their ancestors' traditional dress, especially the wear of the horn-handle knife Jambiya for nearly 3,000 years. Jambiya is a specific dagger with a T-shaped handle made from rhinoceros horns or other animals' bones and decorated with gold and other precious metals, and a short and curved double-edged knife. (Xinhua/IANS)more

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