Shibam_District

Shibam District

Shibam District

District in Hadhramaut, Yemen

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] As of 2021, the district had a population of 77,583 inhabitants.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  2. [2]
    مدينة شبام حضرموت "شيكاغو الصحراء". Al-Bayan (in Arabic). 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. [3]
    "The Ancient City of Shibam: The Manhattan of the Desert". Weather.com. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  4. [4]
    "Hadhramout Governorate | Local Governance in Yemen Resource Hub". Berghof Foundation and PDF Yemen. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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