{"id":21945,"date":"2023-01-25T19:19:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/?p=21945"},"modified":"2023-01-29T20:49:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T17:49:35","slug":"yemens-ancient-kingdom-of-saba-added-to-unescos-world-heritage-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mofa-ye.org\/Pages\/21945\/","title":{"rendered":"Yemen&#8217;s Ancient Kingdom of Saba added to UNESCO\u2019s World Heritage List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/news_2517-890-520-20230125141726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"520\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ancient City of Sirwah (29\/04\/2009) \u00a9 German Archaeological Institute, Orient Department | Irmgard Wagner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0005-1000-750-20230125120820.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ancient City of Ma\u2019rib \u00a9 German Archaeological Institute, Orient &#8230; Author: Irmgard Wagner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0007-1000-667-20230125120822.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aw\u0101m Temple &#8211; Colums \u00a9 Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the &#8230; Author: Ebrahim Abdallah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0010-1000-667-20230125120823.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bar\u2019\u0101n Temple &#8211; aerial photo \u00a9 Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the &#8230; Author: Amr Alsrori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0011-1000-667-20230125120825.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ancient Dam of Ma\u2019rib \u00a9 Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the &#8230; Author: Ebrahim Abdallah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0002-1000-750-20230125120827.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ancient City of Sirwah \u00a9 German Archaeological Institute, Orient &#8230; Author: Deutsches Arch\u00e4ologisches Institut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0004-1000-667-20230125120829.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ancient City of Ma\u2019rib \u2013 Harunum Temple \u00a9 Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the &#8230; Author: Ebrahim Abdallah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0008-1000-1075-20230125120831.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1075\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aw\u0101m Temple \u2013 aerial photo \u00a9 Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the &#8230; Author: Amr Alsrori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0009-1000-667-20230125120832.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bar\u2019\u0101n Temple \u00a9 Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the &#8230; Author: Ebrahim Abdallah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0001-1000-667-20230125120834.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ancient Dam of Ma\u2019rib \u2013 aerial photo \u00a9 Nomination Team of the Landmarks of the &#8230; Author: Amr Alsrori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled tie-appear\" src=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/uploads\/thumbs\/site_1700_0003-1000-664-20230125120836.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ancient City of Sirwah \u00a9 German Archaeological Institute, Orient &#8230; 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