cultural heritage in yemen presented by : arch. abdulhakim al-sayaghi social fund for development
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Cultural heritage in Yemen Presented by : Arch. Abdulhakim Al-Sayaghi Social Fund for Development. YEMEN: Republic of Yemen. Location : In the Southern Western corner of Asia bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. Area : 555000 sq. km. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Cultural heritage in Yemen
Presented by : Arch. Abdulhakim Al-SayaghiSocial Fund for Development.
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YEMEN: Republic of Yemen
• Location: In the Southern Western corner of Asia bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia.
• Area: 555000 sq. km.• Islands: Tens of islands,
Socotra is the largest, 3500 sq. km.
• Coastline: 2000 km.• Population:20000000
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Cultural Heritage in Yemen• Yemen has a tremendous CH
spread all over the country.• There are tens of thousands of
historical sites and monuments.• The cradle of civilization and
one of the oldest human settlements.
• The origin of Arabs and the Arabia Felix.
• The land of queen Saba.• A country of a unique cultural
landscape &environmental sites.
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HISTORIC CITIES IN YEMEN
There are tens of living Historic Cities such as:
•SANA’A•SHIBAM•ZABID•D’JIBLA•SADA•THULA•TARIM, etc
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The Old City of Sanaa• More than 3000 years old with
outstanding architecture.• The summer Capital of Queen
Saba and the historical & political Capital of Yemen.
• 1984, launching of the National & International campaign for safeguarding of the city.
• 1984-1986, establishment of technical unit for the preservation of the Historic cities of Sana’a and Shibam.
• 1990, Reunification of Yemen, establishment of GOPHCY.
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Shibam & Wadi Hadramout• The first sky scraper in the
world, dated back to the 2nd century B.C, famous as Manhattan of Arabia.
• Unique mud Architecture in the heart of Wadi Hadramout.
• In 1984 nominated on the List of World Heritage.
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Historic City of Zabid• Famous as the city of science
& scientists in the Islamic history.
• The first Islamic capital of Yemen from the 7th century AD.
• It has a unique brick architecture in the Arabia.
• In 1993, nominated on the List of World Heritage.
• In 2000, it has been listed as a World Heritage in Danger.
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