Old Walled City of Shibam
🏛️WJGG+MMQ, Shibam, Yemen
Itchy Boots
"Shibam is often called the oldest skyscraper city in the world and that makes the city also one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning in terms of vertical construction."
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Drew Binsky
"the things that stand out in my mind about Yemen are shibam the Manhattan of the desert what they call it these beautiful mud brick buildings from the 6 Century it's really amazing like these buildings are so tall"
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Drew Binsky
"If you drive 2 hours north of here you'll find a settlement called Shibam which is known as the world's oldest skyscraper City Shibam this is what we call Manhattan of the desert in Shibam you'll find about 500 tall and ancient mud brick Towers"
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Indigo Traveller
"Okay, so we've arrived in Shibam, and we've met a nice local man called Salem, and you've got a lovely shop here with some ——, daggers, doorknobs, everything, right."
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