"Shibam"
Is an ancient town in the province of HadarMout in the east of Yemen. Its houses were built in the middle of the desert with the simplest means available. They are muddy and have a height of several layers
The houses of this city, like the rest of Hadramout, were built with the primary elements, ie, the soil and the mud, where they mixed together with water and then left to dry,. And through a huge amount of "peddler", those homes that are strong for long years are built if they are preserved .
The houses of this city were built about 600 years ago, and history states that it suffered a severe plague in 784 AH, in which many of its inhabitants died. But if compared to modern European cities, it will be the best. It does not matter that you have the loud and valuable possibilities to create. Real creativity comes with your ability to use the simple possibilities and tools that people in this city can do .
It joined the World Heritage List in 1985, with the ancient city of Sana'a, as the historic city of Shibam Hadramout. Its mud houses are the oldest skyscrapers in the world, although they are built of clay and as marvels of the marvels of the world's architecture, Many architects stopped him .
The city of Shibam is the city of the Yemeni cities. It is the most beautiful city in the world. It is the most beautiful city in the world. It is one of the oldest and oldest skyscrapers in the world. Its mud buildings are a place of greatness and admiration. The Westerners called it the "Manhattan of the Desert" and the people of Yemen called it Umm Al-Qusay al-Awali. It is considered a marvel of the marvels of the world's architecture, due to the uniqueness of its character, which was still admired by its visitors, and saw with its own eyes the first skyscrapers The world is built Clay, according to a precise geometric system that many world architects have stopped .
Many researchers agree that the current city of Shibam was built some 700 years ago, but that Lisbon has a much older history
The well-known historian of Yemen, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, says that Shibam was built in the 12th century BC. Other accounts indicate that they were built in the fifth century BC and became known in the second century. The Yemeni Encyclopedia explains that the earliest mention of Shibam dates back to the fourth century AD, and that this city was mentioned in the inscriptions of Al-Musnad (Shibam) within the Kingdom of Hadramout .
Building secrets
Recent studies reveal some of the secrets of the ability of shabby houses to remain intact for hundreds of years. They dug a broad foundation of up to one or two meters deep. A layer of cattle dung sprinkled with a layer of salt on top of it. .
In order to settle the foundation, unworked pieces of the stone crusher are placed, and then the construction process begins with stone or "ni" bricks to raise the foundation above the surface of the earth by a meter height for reinforcement, protecting the external walls of the ground floor from erosion and debris.
The upper part of the wall is covered with two layers of mud mixed with cement and sand. The plastering process is followed by a "limestone" or ash. The ceilings are raised from wood sticks that are regularly tilled and then covered with a handful of palm fronds and a layer of mud .
