Great wall of Awwam
| The great wall of Awwam | |
|---|---|
| سور أوام العظيم (Arabic) | |
| Awwam enclosure | |
 An interior general view of the great wall of Awwam | |
Interactive map of The great wall of Awwam | |
| 15°24′15″N 45°21′21″E / 15.404247°N 45.355705°E | |
| Cultures | Ancient Sabaean |
| Location | Awwam, Marib Governorate, Yemen |
| History | |
| Built | between 9th-7th BCE [1] |
| Site notes | |
Architectural style | Sabaean |
The great wall of Awwam (Arabic: سور أوام العظيم), also called the Awwam enclosure, is an ancient Sabaean wall that surrounds the gardens and the sacred sites of Awwam in Yemen.[2]
History
The earliest inscription found about the gardens' massive enclosure was by Mukarrib Yada`'il Dharih I in the 7th century BCE.[3] The enclosure is defined by a massive oval shaped wall, measuring approximately 757 m long and 13 m high; however the original height length can't be determined for certain.
See also
Bibliography
- Francis D. K. Ching, Mark Jarzombek, and Vikramaditya Prakash, A Global History of Architecture, Third edition. ed. (Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2017).
References
- ↑ The enclosure date. madainproject.com.
- ↑ Awwam enclosure. arcgis.com.
- ↑ Pritchard, James B.; Fleming, Daniel E. (18 September 2021). The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Princeton University Press. p. 313. ISBN 0-691-14726-4 – via Google Books.
