Chuck David Photography

The highrise buildings of Shibam, Yemen, rise from an arid desert plain beneath a blazing sun, known as the "Manhattan of the Desert" for their whitewashed mud brick towers, resembling gingerbread hou

The highrise buildings of Shibam, Yemen, rise from an arid desert plain beneath a blazing sun, known as the "Manhattan of the Desert" for their whitewashed mud brick towers, resembling gingerbread houses.

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Image Size: 4840x3167 / 7.0MB; Asia Middle East Arabian Boot Arabian Peninsula Yemen Hadhramaut Governorate Shibam Architecture Historic Housing Complexes Midrises Multi-storey Mud Brick Design Rooflines Gingerbread Houses Whitewashed Waterproofing Engineering Manhattan of the Desert Plain Arid Pale Blue Sky Sun Sunlit Sunlight Fireball Horizontal
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The highrise buildings of Shibam, Yemen, rise from an arid desert plain beneath a blazing sun, known as the "Manhattan of the Desert" for their whitewashed mud brick towers, resembling gingerbread houses.