City in Yemen
The ancient city of Shabwa (
Ḥaḑramitic: 𐩦𐩨𐩥𐩩, romanized: ŠBWT, Šabwat;
Arabic: شَبْوَة,
romanized: Šabwa) was the capital of the
Kingdom of Hadhramaut at the
South Arabian region of the
Arabian Peninsula. The ruins of the city are located in the north of modern
Shabwah Governorate of the
Republic of Yemen.
[1]
Pliny the Elder and
Strabo refer to the city as Sabota, formerly a royal city with multiple local temples.
[2]
[3]
History
Shabwa was first settled in 13th century BC,
[4] and was destroyed by the
Himyarites at the end of the 3rd century AD.
[5]
Ruins
Within the walls of the city are the remains of:
[4]
- the royal palace named Shugair
- the temple of goddess Sian Dhu Aleen
See also
Yemen
References
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^ Eggenberger, David; Myers, Bernard Samuel (1959).
Encyclopedia of World Art, Volume 1 (revised ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. ccc.
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^ Strabo's Geography (Strab. 16.4); Pliny's Natural History (Nat. Hist. vi.32)
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^ Retsö, Jan (2003). "When did Yemen become "Arabia felix"?". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 33.
Archaeopress: 229.
JSTOR
41223765.
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a
b
"Shabwa Governorate". Yemen Tourism Promotion Board. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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^ Piepenburg, Fritz; Sharikah al-Yamanīyah lil-Siyāḥah (1983).
Traveller's Guide to Yemen. Yemen Tourist Company. p. 78. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
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