2165: yemen Nov 18, 2020

The country of Yemen occupies the southernmost point of the Arabian Peninsula, but its name comes from Arabic اَلْيَمَن‎ (al-yaman) meaning 'on the right' or 'right-hand'. For one looking at most maps now that would mean East, but since maps were oriented ('orient' itself meaning 'East', found on the top of map) with east on the top, it effectively just means 'South'. Similarly, the name in Hebrew, תימן (teimán) means 'south'.