Zabid
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Zabid is an ancient city in western Yemen renowned as a former political capital and a historic center of Islamic learning and culture.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ city ⓘ |
| addedToDangerListYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 14.195 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 43.315 ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 10 meters ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
brick architecture
ⓘ
earthen architecture ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFeature |
city wall remains
ⓘ
historic market area ⓘ narrow streets ⓘ traditional courtyard houses ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic culture
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Islamic learning ⓘ Zabid University of Islamic Sciences (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ historic urban fabric ⓘ madrasas ⓘ mosques ⓘ traditional architecture ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallyUsed | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Al Hudaydah Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yemen coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorMadhhabTaught | Shafi'i school of Islamic law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Wadi Zabid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tihama region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDangerListing |
deterioration of historic buildings
ⓘ
inappropriate new constructions ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageList | World Heritage in Danger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
| wasCapitalDuring |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf |
Ayyubid Yemen
NERFINISHED
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Mahdid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Najahid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Rasulid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziyadid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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