Great wall of Awwam
Appearance
سور أوام العظيم | |
![]() An interior general view of the great wall of Awwam | |
Alternative name | Awwam enclosure |
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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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Re-examining_the_Identity_of_the_great_wall_of_Awwam_in_Marib%2C_Yemen.jpg/220px-Re-examining_the_Identity_of_the_great_wall_of_Awwam_in_Marib%2C_Yemen.jpg)
History[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Awwam_oval_sanctuary.jpg/310px-Awwam_oval_sanctuary.jpg)
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[edit]
- Francis D. K. Ching, Mark Jarzombek, and Vikramaditya Prakash, A Global History of Architecture, Third edition. ed. (Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2017).
References[edit]
- ^ 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.