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Shibam from a distance
Hadramawt Valley, Yemen.
Elegant and functional buildings, many of them hundreds of years old, are closely packed into a small area. There is a defensive wall surrounding the town. The houses are built of sundried mud bricks and rendered to withstand rain. The render needs to be maintained religiously, otherwise they fall down because of rain damage (note derelict building front left). They are very cool and spacious inside. The animals (goats and donkeys) are housed in the ground floor. The houses have a roof terrace for alfresco dining, which is possible most of the year.
This is an old shot taken with my Sony p&s and edited in Picnic. It is nearly three years since I visited the Yemen. I went with a company that organises small group travel to countries off the beaten track. Originally, there were six people in the group, but some tourists were kidnapped in north Yemen the month before we were due to leave, so all but two of us cancelled.
Shibam from a distance
Hadramawt Valley, Yemen.
Elegant and functional buildings, many of them hundreds of years old, are closely packed into a small area. There is a defensive wall surrounding the town. The houses are built of sundried mud bricks and rendered to withstand rain. The render needs to be maintained religiously, otherwise they fall down because of rain damage (note derelict building front left). They are very cool and spacious inside. The animals (goats and donkeys) are housed in the ground floor. The houses have a roof terrace for alfresco dining, which is possible most of the year.
This is an old shot taken with my Sony p&s and edited in Picnic. It is nearly three years since I visited the Yemen. I went with a company that organises small group travel to countries off the beaten track. Originally, there were six people in the group, but some tourists were kidnapped in north Yemen the month before we were due to leave, so all but two of us cancelled.