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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • Yemen took place in mid-March 2009. Sixteen South Korean tourists were in Shibam, Yemen, at the time of the first blast. Four Korean tourists alongside their...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • Zabid Sanaa Shibam Socotra Marib The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of outstanding...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    Eid celebrations in Shibam, Yemen...
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    at Mukalla. The other major cities of the Sultanates were Ash-Shihr and Shibam. Captain Haines, a British officer who surveyed Yemen in the 1830s, described...
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