Old Walled City of Shibam
Also known as Shibam, the Chicago of the desert, the Manhattan of the Middle East, the oldest skyscraper city in the world, شبام
CulturalYemen
Yemen
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (v).
Region
Arab States
Yemen
Inscribed
1982
Outlook
In danger
In preparation
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib
YemenCultural357 km away
'Uruq Bani Ma'arid
Saudi ArabiaNatural476 km away
Old City of Sana'a
YemenCultural477 km away
Ḥimā Cultural Area
Saudi ArabiaCultural509 km away
Qaryat al-Faw
Saudi ArabiaCultural565 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ192518, open data (CC0)
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