Shibam District (Arabic: مـديـريـة شـبـام) is a district of the Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen. Its capital is the town of Shibam, famous for its mudbrick-made tower houses[2] and known as the "Manhattan of the desert".[3] During the Yemen Civil War, the city suffered some damage.[4][5]

As of 2021, the district had a population of 77,583 inhabitants.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  2. ^ مدينة شبام حضرموت "شيكاغو الصحراء". Al-Bayan (in Arabic). 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. ^ "The Ancient City of Shibam: The Manhattan of the Desert". Weather.com. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  4. ^ "This Ancient Mud Skyscraper City is the 'Manhattan of the Desert'". National Geographic Society. 2017-06-18. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  5. ^ "In Pictures: Yemen's 'Manhattan of the Desert' risks collapse". Aljazeera. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 2023-10-29.
  6. ^ "Hadhramout Governorate | Local Governance in Yemen Resource Hub". Berghof Foundation and PDF Yemen. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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