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  • Thula

  • Thula

    Thula is a historic mountain town located in Amran Governorate, Yemen, renowned for its exceptional state of preservation. The town flourished primarily during the Himyarite period, when it developed as a fortified urban settlement characterized by traditional multi-storey stone houses, defensive walls, and historic mosques that still define its architectural character today. Archaeological investigations have revealed that beneath the Himyarite town lie substantial remains dating back to the Sabaean period, including massive stone architecture that attests to Thula’s earlier importance in South Arabian civilization.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, The Historic City of Thula.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Thula
    by Ibrahem Qasim, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Thula
    by Rod Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Thula
    by Ljuba brank, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 2787 m

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    Thula

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2002

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Yemen

    Amran

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    First Millennium BC

    Kingdom of Sheba

    Himyarite Kingdom + Islamic

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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