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Shibam
شِبَام حَضْرَمَوْت

Shibam Yemen

Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Finished1600
Floor Count15
Units / Rooms500
Building Uses
 - residential
Structural Types
 - highrise

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
Roof100 fthttps://skysaver.com/blog/first-multi-story-buildings-skysaver-rescue-backpacks/
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Description
Shibam still has the tallest mudbrick buildings in the world, with the tallest of them over 100 ft (30.5 m) high.
The city was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982.

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