Old Walled City of Shibam
Hadramaut Governorate, in the Wadi Hadramaut, Seiyun District
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Identifier |
192 |
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states |
ye |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(iii)(iv)(v) |
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Title |
old walled city of shibam |
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latitude |
15.9269399643 |
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longitude |
48.6266708374 |
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location |
hadramaut governorate, in the wadi hadramaut, seiyun district |
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Region |
arab states |
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year |
1982 |
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unique number |
213 |
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description |
surrounded by a fortified wall, the 16th-century city of shibam is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction. its impressive tower-like structures rise out of the cliff and have given the city the nickname of ‘the manhattan of the desert’. |
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