Shibam
Shibam is a city in Yemen with a population of about 7,000.
YemenSmall town🏆 #32 most populated in Yemen🕐 Asia/Aden
Shibam, officially the Old Walled City of Shibam, is a town in Wadi Hadhramaut in eastern Yemen with about 7,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Shibam District in the Hadhramaut Governorate. It is known for its mudbrick-made high-rise buildings, with some of the buildings reaching as high as eleven stories. The design centred around protecting the residents of the city from Bedouin attacks.
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About Shibam
| Country | Yemen |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 04 |
| Population | 7,000 |
| Local currency | YER |
| Coordinates | 15.9269, 48.6267 |
| Time zone | Asia/Aden |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 478 km · Sanaa |
| Population (Yemen) | #32 most populated in Yemen |
| Where on Earth | 15°55′37″N · 48°37′36″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,773 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 8,246 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 99% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Belagavi (India) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -15.93, -131.37 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Dubai | 1,241 km |
| Cairo | 2,367 km |
| Moscow | 4,527 km |
| Paris | 5,550 km |
| London | 5,833 km |
| Singapore | 6,257 km |