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Cultural · 1982
Old Walled City of Shibam
YemenTHE SHORT STORY
Old Walled City of Shibam skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1982 som kulturarv i Yemen. Platsen hör till regionen Arab States.
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UNESCOSurrounded 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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