Shibam Hadramawt (Arabic: شِبَام حَضْرَمَوْت, romanized: Shibām Ḥaḍramawt) is a town in Yemen. With about 7,000 inhabitants, it is the seat of the District...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Zabid Sanaa Shibam Socotra Marib The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding...
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largest city in the area, via western route. It is 12 km (7.5 mi) from Shibam and 35 km (22 mi) from Tarim, the other large cities in the valley. It is...
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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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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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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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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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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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Sanaa Governorate (redirect from Shibam al-Ghiras)
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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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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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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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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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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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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close ties to Ahmed Saleh, reportedly used World Bank resources to found Shibam Holding Company, a government-backed property developer. This new firm took...
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Yemen. It is located a bit to the south of the road between Sanaa and Shibam Kawkaban. The earliest known historical mention of Qaratil is in the Ghayat...
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The most important areas of Al Kathir tribe in Hadhramaut are Seiyoun, Shibam, Tarim, Ned Al Kathir (Quff), Sah, Sheil Djaima, Algarah, Alhazem, Alghurfa...
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mid-1980s, when significant petroleum reserves in the central regions near Shibam and Mukalla were discovered. Foreign aid was minimal, as the British government...
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various times and locations heights of 30 m (98 ft) (as in the city of Shibam) or even up to 100 m (330 ft) among the Towers of Bologna. Buildings that...
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YRls 50 Olive-green Bronze statue of Ma'adkarib, ancient king of Haram Shibam city, Hadramaut 1993 YRls 100 Purple Cisterns of Tawila, Aden City view...
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interests in the region. On 15 March, 4 South Korean tourists were killed in Shibam, Hadhramaut governorate by a suicide bomber. The Yemeni government blamed...
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