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16th century 'Manhattan of the Desert' with mud skyscrapers facing existential threat
A remarkable 16th-century city, hidden in a barren stretch of Yemen's desert ... led British explorer Freya Stark to dub it the "Manhattan of the Desert." However, unlike New York's famous ...
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Yemen war: Mud-brick Seiyun Palace 'at risk of collapse'
which is known as the "Manhattan of the desert" and is a Unesco World Heritage site. Several tower houses dating from before the 11th Century in the Unesco-listed Old City of Sanaa, Yemen's rebel ...