Shibam

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Originally uploaded by Inna Rozhdestvenskaya.

This city is situated in Yemen, Hadramawt region, at the bottom of the wadi (seasonal river). It's also called "The Manhattan of the desert". All these houses are real and built with mud-bricks. The highest one has eight storeys, others have four to seven storeys. Some buildings are dated by 15th century. This is a UNESCO World Heritage site.