A sandy plain stretches between the two sections of Shibam, Yemen, dubbed the Manhattan of the Desert for its narrow streets lined with mud brick towers, their rooflines coated with lime whitewash for
A sandy plain stretches between the two sections of Shibam, Yemen, dubbed the Manhattan of the Desert for its narrow streets lined with mud brick towers, their rooflines coated with lime whitewash for waterproofing, beneath a pale blue sky dusted with clouds.