Yemen Architecture 2,Wadi Hadramawt

Named after the people who made their home here, the Wadi is mentioned both in the Bible and the Quaran. The holy books made reference to the quality of its incense as well as the fertility of the land. The walled city of Shibam is thought to date from the 4th century BC and was an important stop on the trade route to Petra in Jordan.

Shibam, packed with 400 TOWERHOUSES at a height of 8-11 stories in an almost perfect rectangle. This World Heritage Sight is also called the "Manhattan of the East".
Shibam, in my opinion is one of the most beautiful sight at sunset from an opposing hill.
Looking down from a MAFRAJ.
Most houses are occupied by one multigenerational family and their livestock with stables and store rooms on the ground floor.
These houses are generally rebuilt every 200 years but there is evidence that some are sitting on debris of 1800 year old foundations!
The town now has plumbing (sort of).
Home coming.
Shibams houses differ from Saana: none of the decorative embellishment is present with the exception of the beautiful carved doors that are priced collector's item of antique dealers.
Tomb of Ahmed Bin Isa Al Muhajir
Old and new buildings in the village of Huraydah built on rock.
Marrige between new and old.
Women herding goats, fiercly private, wearing their conical straw hats that the Hadhramawt is famous for.
Osama bin Laden's ancesteral village in Yemen
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