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Shibam
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Town | |
| Old Walled City of Shibam | |
 The city with the Hadhramaut Mountains in the background | |
| Nickname(s): | |
  Shibam Location in Yemen  Shibam Shibam (Middle East) | |
| Coordinates: 15°55′37″N 48°37′36″E / 15.92694°N 48.62667°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Hadhramaut |
| District | Shibam[1] |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,000 |
| Time zone | GMT+3 |
| Official name | Old Walled City of Shibam |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv, vi |
| Designated | 1982; endangered as of 2015[update] |
| Reference no. | 192 |
| Region | Arab States |
Shibam (Arabic: شِبَام حَضْرَمَوْت, romanized: Shibām Ḥaḍramawt),[2][3] officially the Old Walled City of Shibam (Arabic: مدينة شبام القديمة وسورها), is a town in Wadi Hadhramaut in eastern Yemen with about 7,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Shibam District in the Hadhramaut Governorate.[1] It is known for its mudbrick-made high-rise buildings, with some of the buildings reaching as high as 11 stories. The design was in order to protect the residents of the city from Bedouin attacks.
The city was founded around the 3rd century and became the capital of the Kingdom of Hadhramaut in 300 AD. Its strategic location along ancient trade routes contributed to its prosperity. Shibam has been continuously inhabited for an estimated 1,700 years. In 1982, Shibam was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its unique architecture and cultural significance. it is referred to as the "Manhattan of the Desert" (مَانْهَاتَن ٱلصَّحْرَاء) or "Chicago of the Desert" (شِيْكَاغو ٱلصَّحْرَاء).[5][2][4]
- ^ a b "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d مدينة شبام حضرموت "شيكاغو الصحراء". Al-Bayan (in Arabic). 30 July 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b بلدة شبام حضرموت. Mawdoo3.com (in Arabic). 6 April 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b "The Ancient City of Shibam: The Manhattan of the Desert". Weather.com. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "In Pictures: Yemen's 'Manhattan of the Desert' risks collapse". Aljazeera. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2023.