Yemeni craftsmen make daggers in old Sanaa - in pictures

The traditional knives are known as jambiya

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  A merchant shows a traditional Yemeni dagger, or jambiya, with its belt of metallic golden threads at his shop in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen. All photos: Reuters

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  A traditional Yemeni dagger belt

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  A vendor displays a Yemeni traditional dagger, or jambiya, with its belt made of metallic golden threads, at his shop in the old quarter of Sanaa, Yemen May 15, 2023. REUTERS / Khaled Abdullah

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  A merchant at his shop selling traditional Yemeni daggers

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  How the Yemeni belt and dagger are worn

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  Yemeni craftswomen learn to make dagger belts

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  The workshops, organised by a charity, help low-income women to develop skills

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  A belt is sewn

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