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Old City Of Sana'a, Yemen

Shared on 2008-12-09

Sana'a is one of ancient Yemeni cities dating back to the Sabaean dynasty of the 6th century BC.
The oldest written reference to it's existence is found in inscriptions which date back to the 1st century AD.
The old fortified city has been inhabited for more than 2500years and contains a wealth of intact architectural gems.
It was declared a world heritage city, by the united nations in 1984 ( wikipedia).!!,

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18 years, 3 months ago
yes Pitter, you are right..
also to Ur knowledge, the old name of that city was (SAM), the son of prophet Noah, were whom built that city ,,!,
Thanks for Ur good comment, Greetings
18 years, 3 months ago
Saw this clip and was astonished: 6 centuries before Christ was born, can´t believe this fact! It´s a forgotten history, is it not? Never saw something like that, it´s fantastic by being unknown of of this decade! And it´s still alive, wow.....