City of Shibam Hadramout "Chicago of the Desert"
Shibam Hadramout, the city is surrounded by a fence my land rises from the edge of Wadi Hadhramaut in Yemen, the current population of 7,000 people, was the capital of the Kingdom of Hadramaut after he collapsed in the city of Shabwa third century AD
. Dubbed the "Manhattan or Chicago desert" They are famous for building urban vertical outstanding milk made from bricks and clay has the highest buildings in the world up to the length of some of them more than 30 meters
. This architecture is designed in order to protect your population from attacks by Bedouins
. Dubbed the "Manhattan or Chicago desert" They are famous for building urban vertical outstanding milk made from bricks and clay has the highest buildings in the world up to the length of some of them more than 30 meters
. This architecture is designed in order to protect your population from attacks by Bedouins
Shibam Hadramout is considered the first city of skyscrapers in history and is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning system based on vertical construction, has been tested as a World Heritage by UNESCO, due to the excellence and private historic buildings.
Most of the houses of this city was established in the sixteenth century, despite the fact that the city and found much earlier, and many homes have been rebuilt several times over the past centuries. To protect the buildings from rain erosion and walls must be maintained constantly develop new layers of mud
Most of the houses of this city was established in the sixteenth century, despite the fact that the city and found much earlier, and many homes have been rebuilt several times over the past centuries. To protect the buildings from rain erosion and walls must be maintained constantly develop new layers of mud
Trapezoidal shape of the city closer to the top of the rectangle and the building where the 8-storey, but most of the buildings of five floors. The city contains buildings dating back to the beginning of the Islamic era, such as the Friday Mosque and the castle. There is also the ancient palaces of the sultans, Double Gate memorial and other buildings up to 500 are all similar in being made of clay.
Near Shibam Hadramout located Trim containing the highest tower in the mud and Wadi Hadhramaut, a mosque minaret record has a length of 53 meters and is the highest lighthouse in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. The greatest danger that threatens the authenticity and heritage of the city of Shibam Hadramout is a flood that could happen at any time, such as the flood of 2008 that caused severe damage in the foundations of some of the buildings, which led to its collapse later.
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