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Yemen, Wadi Hadramawt

Shibam, a children with a gun toy. The children familiarise early with guns. Declared Unesco World Heritage, this old city on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.

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Shibam, a children with a gun toy. The children familiarise early with guns. Declared Unesco World Heritage, this old city on the incense road is called the "Manhattan of the desert" and is one of the most celebrated Arabic Islamic cities built in traditional style. A collection of nearly 500 skyscrapers built with mud bricks and 5-7 stores high.