Shibam
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Shibam is an ancient Yemeni city famed for its dense cluster of multi-story mudbrick tower houses, often called the "Manhattan of the Desert."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shibam Hadhramaut | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
ⓘ
city ⓘ human settlement ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Hadhrami mudbrick architecture ⓘ |
| buildingType | tower house ⓘ |
| climate | arid ⓘ |
| conservationChallenges | inadequate maintenance of traditional building techniques ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Hadhramaut Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedFoundingCentury | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| famousFor |
dense cluster of multi‑story mudbrick tower houses
ⓘ
early example of vertical urban planning ⓘ |
| function |
fortified city
ⓘ
regional trading center ⓘ |
| governingCountryCapital | Sanaʽa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | yes ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | cultural ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hadhramaut Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadi Hadhramaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+3 ⓘ |
| materialUsed | mudbrick ⓘ |
| maximumBuildingFloors | 11 ⓘ |
| nickname |
Chicago of the Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan of the Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
homogeneous skyline of mudbrick towers
ⓘ
one of the oldest examples of high‑rise urban planning ⓘ |
| partOf | Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRange | a few thousand inhabitants ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeOfVerticalConstruction | defense and land conservation ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | 1532 flood ⓘ |
| regionCapital | Mukalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
flash floods
ⓘ
structural decay of mudbrick buildings ⓘ |
| streetPattern | narrow alleys between tall houses ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingFloors | 5–7 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 192 ⓘ |
| urbanLayout | compact grid of high‑rise houses ⓘ |
| wallMaterial | mudbrick ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Shibam Hadhramaut