Old City of Sana'a
Walled highland capital of Yemen inhabited for over 2,500 years, known for multi-storey tower houses of rammed earth and fired brick decorated in white gypsum; the earliest confirmed reference to the city (as Sabaic Ṣnʿw) dates to the 5th century BCE, while local tradition credits its founding to Noah's son Shem.
Dated events and their evidence
- 500 BCE mainstream
earliest Sabaic inscription referencing the city (Ṣnʿw) source
Where
15.3483° N, 44.2064° E
Sources
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