Shibam

Summary

Shibam is a city^[1]. Shibam ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shibam is located in Shibam District^[3].
• Shibam is in the country of Yemen^[4].
• Shibam's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Shibam's instance of is recorded as urban area^[6].
• Shibam's official language is recorded as Arabic^[7].
• Shibam's Commons category is recorded as Shibam^[8].
• Shibam's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[9].
• 1600 marks the founding of Shibam^[10].
• Shibam's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 15.926944444444445, 'lon': 48.626666666666665}^[11].
• Shibam's significant event is recorded as list of World Heritage in Danger^[12].
• Shibam has a population of {'amount': '+13316'}^[13].
• Shibam's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[14].
• Shibam's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'شبام'}^[15].
• Shibam's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shibam'}^[16].
• Shibam's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'شبام'}^[17].
• Shibam sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+683'}^[18].
• Shibam's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[19].
• Shibam's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[20].
• Shibam's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (v)^[21].
• Shibam's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Told Cities^[22].
• Shibam's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Whindanger^[23].

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Geography

Shibam is in the country of Yemen^[4]. Shibam is located in Shibam District^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Shibam sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+683'}^[18]. Shibam has a population of {'amount': '+13316'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and urban area^[6]. Shibam's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[14].

History and Context

1600 marks the founding of Shibam^[10].

Why It Matters

Shibam ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (785 views/month).^[2] Shibam has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Shibam is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]