Yemen’s Ancient Kingdom of Saba added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The World Heritage Committee in an extraordinary session on Thursday added the Landmarks of the ancient Yemeni Kingdom of Saba, in present-day Marib governorate, to the List of World Heritage in Danger.

The Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib, is a serial property comprising seven archaeological sites that bear witness to the rich Kingdom of Saba and its architectural, aesthetic and technological achievements from the 1st millennium BCE to the arrival of Islam around 630 CE.

They bear witness to the complex centralized administration of the Kingdom when it controlled much of the incense route across the Arabian Peninsula, playing a key role in the wider network of cultural exchange fostered by trade with the Mediterranean and East Africa.

 

Ancient City of Sirwah (29/04/2009) © German Archaeological Institute, Orient Department | Irmgard Wagner

 

Ancient City of Ma’rib © German Archaeological Institute, Orient … Author: Irmgard Wagner
Awām Temple – Colums © Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the … Author: Ebrahim Abdallah
Bar’ān Temple – aerial photo © Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the … Author: Amr Alsrori
Ancient Dam of Ma’rib © Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the … Author: Ebrahim Abdallah
Ancient City of Sirwah © German Archaeological Institute, Orient … Author: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut
Ancient City of Ma’rib – Harunum Temple © Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the … Author: Ebrahim Abdallah
Awām Temple – aerial photo © Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the … Author: Amr Alsrori
Bar’ān Temple © Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the … Author: Ebrahim Abdallah
Ancient Dam of Ma’rib – aerial photo © Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the … Author: Amr Alsrori
Ancient City of Sirwah © German Archaeological Institute, Orient … Author: Irmgard Wagner