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The Hidden Architecture

1wgaa — 2023-11-08 13:42:54 UTC

The old walled city of Shibam, Yemen has not been completely discovered yet. Shibam is built on a rock basement that has allowed the walled city to survive the floods in the area. The architecture of the city is based like this for reasons such as to survive Bedouin attacks, natural disasters, etc.

World Heritage Site Shibam

1wgaa — 2023-11-08 13:54:30 UTC

The city of Shibam is one of the oldest 'high rise' urban planning according to the article. The city relies on the use of agriculture to this day. The city of Shibam is decaying due to the abandonment of the agriculture systems and to much overloading of traditional sanitary systems from an introduction of having a modern water supply.

Old Walled City of Shibam, Yemen

1wgaa — 2023-12-11 00:21:00 UTC

The structure was named "the Manhattan of the desert" by the explorer Freya Stark in the 1930s. The seven stories high construction has been constantly threatened by natural disasters. Wind, rain, heat erosion has allowed the city to make the UNESCO list of endangered heritage sites.

The architecture that's on a brink of ruins

1wgaa — 2023-12-11 00:26:32 UTC

The city of Yemen is starting to be in ruins. From the multiple wars going on between Yemen and the government to the natural disasters occurrences. Tourism picked up in the city of Shibam in the year 2008 but steadily declined due to the terrorist attacks, war, and natural disasters this had allowed the cities to become ruins.

The district of Shibam

1wgaa — 2023-12-11 00:32:48 UTC

UNESCO: The old walled city of Shibam

1wgaa — 2023-12-11 00:34:22 UTC

A fortress built of mud

1wgaa — 2023-12-11 00:42:35 UTC

The city of Yemen crumbling

1wgaa — 2023-12-11 00:44:23 UTC

The site plans of the old walled city of Shibam

1wgaa — 2023-12-11 00:45:56 UTC

The wasting systems of the walled city in Yemen

1wgaa — 2023-12-11 00:47:01 UTC

APA citations

1wgaa — 2023-12-12 00:49:12 UTC