Great wall of Awwam
Sabaean site in Yemen
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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]
CulturesAncient Sabaean
LocationAwwam, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Builtbetween 9th-7th BCE [1]
Architectural style
Sabaean| 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 | |
| 15.404247°N 45.355705°E | |
| Cultures | Ancient Sabaean |
| Location | Awwam, Marib Governorate, Yemen |
| History | |
| Built | between 9th-7th BCE [1] |
| Site notes | |
Architectural style | Sabaean |
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).