The Old Walled City of Shibam is a World Heritage site in Yemen defined by the UNESCO in 1982 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 220 (612, 199) in our monthly survey..
"Surrounded by a fortified wall, the 16th-century city of Shibam is one of the oldest and best examples of urban planning based on the principle of vertical construction. Its impressive tower-like structures rise out of the cliff and have given the city the nickname of ‘the Manhattan of the desert’."
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