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 |
| 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).
References
- ^ The enclosure date. madainproject.com.
- ^ Awwam enclosure. arcgis.com.
- ^ Pritchard, James B.; Fleming, Daniel E. (18 September 2021). The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Princeton University Press. p. 313. ISBN 0-691-14726-4 – via Google Books.