Yemen - Reflection of Shibam - "Manhattan of the desert"

    Shibam is a town in Hadramawt, Yemen with about 7,000 inhabitants. It has been the capital of the Hadramawt Kingdom for several periods of time. Shibam owes its fame to its distinct architecture, which now is on UNESCOs programme to safeguard the human cultural heritage. The houses of Shibam are all made out of mud bricks, but about 500 of them are tower houses, which rise 5 to 9 stories high. This technique of building was implemented in order to protect residents from Bedouin attacks. While Shibam has existed for around 2,000 years, most of the city's houses come mainly from the 16th century. However, many were rebuilt over and over again during the last few centuries. Shibam is often called "the oldest skyscraper-city in the world", or "Manhattan of the desert".

    Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, f/11, 0.003 sec (1/320), ISO 200, 18 mm

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    1. Eric Lafforgue, LensEye View, Sanctu, larsvandegoor.com, and 175 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Eric Lafforgue (53 months ago | reply)

      never seen Shibam so nice!

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    11. bazpics (52 months ago | reply)

      the perfect mirrored reflection.

    12. Dreamzzzz.... (52 months ago | reply)

      lovely reflections...liked the yellow color thts used for all the structures

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    14. quelalter (52 months ago | reply)

      great reflection!!!

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    15. HappyBubbles (52 months ago | reply)

      The reflections in the water are very cool.

    16. Kelly Cheng (52 months ago | reply)

      I agree with Eric. This is stunning! Was it taken during the wet season?

    17. **Elle** (52 months ago | reply)

      GREAT!!!
      This is shibam... :)

    18. dachalan (52 months ago | reply)

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    19. ènfin (Verna) (52 months ago | reply)

      Sensational photograph...

      A+++ Grade Photo

    20. Margot- (52 months ago | reply)

      This photo is a certified...

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    21. gigi 62 (52 months ago | reply)

      excellent reflections

    22. M.Bob (52 months ago | reply)

      Absolutely A Super A+++ Photo!

    23. Steve from NJ (52 months ago | reply)

      gorgeous capture
      Absolutely A Super A+++ Photo!

    24. JohnDan1 (52 months ago | reply)

      WR Award
      I invite you to add this great water reflection picture to the Water Reflections group.

    25. allr1 (52 months ago | reply)

      So beautiful.

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    27. 4everBlue4Duke (52 months ago | reply)

      Love it this is beautiful, love the blue variations!!!

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