For centuries, Shibam’s residents have carried on ancient traditions, passing knowledge of mud-brick construction from one generation to the next.

Embark on a journey through Yemen’s breathtaking landscapes and uncover its hidden mysteries. From the soaring mountains of ...

ISTANBUL . The ancient city of Shibam, located in the Wadi Hadramaut region of Yemen, is renowned for its mud brick-made high-rise buildings and boasts a population of approximately 7,000 people.

Shibam in Yemen is an ancient, desert city. Originally settled 1,700 years ago, it's the world's first city of skyscrapers. Many of the buildings, built from mud bricks, date back to the 16th century.

In the heart of Yemen’s Wadi Hadramaut, a cluster of ancient mud skyscrapers soars above the desert floor—a beacon of mankind’s adaptability to the most formidable of environments. Every ...

Shibam, known as "Manhattan of the Desert," is a Yemeni city celebrated for its mud-brick skyscrapers, earning UNESCO World Heritage status alongside Sanaa and Zabid for their unique architecture.

Mud-brick constructions need constant repair, but Yemen’s economy has collapsed Shibam, Yemen: Dubbed the “Manhattan of the desert” for its centuries-old skyscrapers, Yemen’s ancient city ...

Mud bricks are still made in the traditional way with sterile earth and straw, which are first saturated with water, then cured in the sun, and turned several times. Mud makes mortar and the render.

Located in Yemen's central Hadhramaut district, Shibam has roots in the pre-Islamic period, and evidence of construction dating from the 9th century. Shibam is known as the first city on earth ...

Despite these ancient defenses – Shibam’s architectural heritage has been left vulnerable, while largely escaping the direct conflict of Yemen’s complex civil war.

Yemen is scattered with similar soaring constructions, from those in smaller villages to bigger towns, such as the famous Shibam, dubbed in the 1930s "The Manhattan of the Desert" by Anglo-Italian ...

Dubbed the "Manhattan of the desert" for its centuries-old skyscrapers, Yemen's ancient city of Shibam escaped damage in the civil war -- but faces collapse from disrepair amid rains and floods ...