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    Shibam (Arabic: شِبَام حَضْرَمَوْت, romanized: Shibām Ḥaḍramawt), officially the Old Walled City of Shibam (Arabic: مدينة شبام القديمة وسورها), is a town...
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    Shibam Kawkaban (Arabic: شبام كَوْكَبَان, romanized: Shibām Kawkabān) is a double town in Shibam Kawkaban District, Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen, located...
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  • Shibam District (Arabic: مـديـريـة شـبـام) is a district of the Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen. Its capital is the town of Shibam, famous for its mudbrick-made...
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    Shibam Kawkaban District (Arabic: مـديـريـة شـبـام كـوكـبـان) is a district of the Al Mahwit Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population...
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  • caliphs. Their centres were San'a and Shibam Kawkaban. The Yuʿfirids followed Sunni Islam. The Yuʿfirids from Shibam Kawkaban began to expand their power...
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    of Mukalla. Other cities in Hadhramaut include the historical towns of Shibam, Sena, Seiyun, Tarim, and Ash Shihr. The Socotra Archipelago was transferred...
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    namely Al-Mukalla, Ash-Shihr, Shibam, Du'an, the Western Province and Hajr. Apart from Al-Mukalla, Ash-Shihr and Shibam were the Sultanate's major cities...
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  • Aborted (1983) Video on Sand (1984) The Intimate Enemy (1986) The Lady of Shibam (1988) East of Eden (1988) For the Attention of Madame the Prime Minister...
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    century. High-rises were built in the Yemeni city of Shibam in the 16th century. The houses of Shibam are all made out of mud bricks, but about five hundred...
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    to capture the Zaydis stronghold in northern Yemen. In 1191, Zaydis of Shibam Kawkaban rebelled and killed 700 Ayyubid soldiers. Imam Abdullah bin Hamza...
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    apartment buildings were built in the Yemeni city of Shibam in the 16th century. The houses of Shibam are all made out of mud bricks, but about 500 of them...
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    largest city in the area, via western route. It is 12 km (7.5 miles) from Shibam and 35 km (22 miles) from Tarim, the other large cities in the valley. It...
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    meets the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, elevation abruptly decreases. Shibam in Wadi Hadhramaut, with mountains in the background Bir Ali Crater in Shabwa...
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  • Zabid Sanaa Shibam Socotra Marib The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding...
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    consisting entirely of high-rise housing is the 16th-century city of Shibam in Yemen. Shibam was made up of over 500 tower houses, each one rising 5 to 11 stories...
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  • District of Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. It is located by the road from Sanaa to Shibam Kawkaban. Hajar Saʽid is first mentioned in the Ghayat al-amani of Yahya...
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    Shugair the temple of goddess Sian Dhu Aleen Middle East Shabwa Museum Ma'rib Shibam Eggenberger, David; Myers, Bernard Samuel (1959). Encyclopedia of World...
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    2014 Shibam’s Housing The BaSahi House - The BaSwatayn House Location: Shibam, Wadi Hadramut Date: 2012 – 2014 Post-War Shibam Shibam Gateway Shibam Palace...
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    urban centers. In Ancient Rome, these were called insulae, skyscrapers in Shibam, malice houses in Madrid, and casbah in the Casbah of Algiers. Apartment...
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    Ushguli. See Vainakh tower architecture for details. The Yemeni city of Shibam has hundreds of tower houses. Similarly, hundreds of Tibetan tower houses...
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    buildings. A Punjabi mudbrick home in Pakistan. Mudbrick high-rises in Shibam, Yemen. Making mudbricks near Cooktown, Australia Cob – Building material...
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  • are the Historic Town of Zabid, Old City of Sana'a and Old Walled City of Shibam while the natural site is Socotra Archipelago. In addition, Yemen has identified...
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    first in Mecca, then in Sana'a in Yemen, and finally surrounded them in Shibam in the western Hadhramaut in 748, defeating and killing Abu Hamza and Ibn...
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  • Governorate, Yemen. It lies to the north of the road between Sanaa and Shibam Kawkaban, and is built on a small hill of porous volcanic rock, with some...
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    Eastern Shabwah. They also inhabit Wadi al Ain and have a presence in the Shibam District. They are also in the Sarawat Mountains including Hejaz where they...
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    Early 1st millennium BCE–c. 290 CE Ḥaḍramawt in 400 BCE Capital Šabwat Shibam Common languages Ḥaḑramitic Religion South Arabian polytheism Demonym(s)...
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    Sanaa (Arabic: صَنْعَاء Ṣanʿāʾ), also spelled San'a' or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However...
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    early hypostyle courtyard mosques in the region are the Great Mosque of Shibam Kawkaban (9th–10th century) and the Mosque of Arwa bint Ahmad (1087–9) in...
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    original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2011. "Old Walled City of Shibam". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August...
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    Listed Historic Town of Zabid Old City of Sanaa Old Walled City of Shibam Socotra Archipelago Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba Tentative list Archaeological...
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