Great wall of Awwam

The great wall of Awwam

سور أوام العظيم
An interior general view of the great wall of Awwam
Alternative name	Awwam enclosure
Location	Awwam, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Coordinates	15°24′15″N 45°21′21″E / 15.404247°N 45.355705°E / 15.404247; 45.355705
History
Founded	between 9th-7th BCE [1]
Cultures	Ancient Sabaean
Architecture
Architectural styles	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.

Bibliography

• Francis D. K. Ching, Mark Jarzombek, and Vikramaditya Prakash, A Global History of Architecture, Third edition. ed. (Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2017).

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