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Historic Town of Zabid

Yemen
Date of Inscription: 1993
Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)
Province d'al-Hudayda
N14 11 53.016 E43 19 48
Ref: 611
Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 2000

Brief Description

Zabid's domestic and military architecture and its urban plan make it an outstanding archaeological and historical site. Besides being the capital of Yemen from the 13th to the 15th century, the city played an important role in the Arab and Muslim world for many centuries because of its Islamic university.

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