One of oldest skyscrapers in the world is located in Yemen. It was originally settled in 300 AD, but now mostly built after 1532, as it was built from palm trunks, mud and water. It is located in city of Shibam in center of Hadhramaut, Yemen.
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The 16th-century buildings of Shibam remains one of oldest cities in the world to use vertical construction. Shibam is built on a rock basement. This basement has let city survive to floods of the area.
City was built on a rectangular grid behind fortified wall - defensive arrangement that protected its inhabitants from rival tribes and offered a high vantage point from which enemies would be seen approaching. There remain 500 skyscrapers which have from 4 to 8 storeys and more.
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