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Shaharah
Shaharah
by Bernard Gagnon, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Bernard Gagnon, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
by Bernard Gagnon, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shaharah
Shahareh or Shehara is a large mountain village and seat of Shaharah District of the Amran Governorate, Yemen. The village consists of several old stone houses and a cistern. The area is noted for its limestone arch bridge, constructed in the 17th century by a local lord to connect two villages across a deep gorge.
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Country: Yemen
District: Amran Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 17th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
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