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Shibam

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Shibam

Shibam is a town in Yemen. It was the capital of the Hadramawt Kingdom in the 3rd Centuey AD. Shibam was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.

Site Information

Country: Yemen

District: Hadhramaut Governorate

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: 3rd Century AD

Oldest Culture: Hadramawt Kingdom

Later Cultures: Islamic

Site Features: Islamic Monuments

World Heritage Site

Official Name: Old Walled City of Shibam

Date of Inscription: 1982

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