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

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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, 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.

Dubbed the "Manhattan of the Dessert", the sprawling towers in this city are rather made up of a unique material - mud bricks. 6 Shibam is an ancient city with a rich history and deep culture.

The origins of skyscraper construction can be traced back 492 years to the ancient city of Shibam in Yemen. Here, the city's 7,000 residents lived in residential mud-brick high-rise buildings.

A 2008 tropical storm flooded Shibam and damaged several buildings. 12 years later a 2020 survey of 8000 towers in Yemen conducted by Unesco found that 78 were on the brink of collapse. Don't miss ...

This ancient mud brick was stamped with an inscription mentioning the Mesopotamian king Iakun-Diri. Researchers sampled it for their study and are excited about how artifacts like this can help us ...