Old Walled City of Shibam
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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’.
on this subject:
World Heritage List
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Shibam,
Yemen,
Southwest Asia
Type: Travelogue
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Publisher: Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc (TBS)
Coproducer/sponsor: Sony corporation; UNESCO WHC
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Type: Travelogue
Duration:
Production and personalities:
Publisher: Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc (TBS)
Coproducer/sponsor: Sony corporation; UNESCO WHC
Published in:
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