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The political map of South Arabia at that time consisted of several larger kingdoms, or rather tribal territories: Awsān, Qatabān and the Ḥaḑramawt; and on the other hand an uncertain number of smaller states, such as the city states of Ḥaram and Nashaq in al-Jawf.
On 25 January 2023, the landmarks have been added by the UNESCO to its World Heritage Site List as they bear witness to the ancient Kingdom of Saba in ancient South Arabia. [2] They were also placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the threats posed by the Yemeni Civil War .
Timna (Qatabānic: 𐩩𐩣𐩬𐩲, romanized: TMNʿ, Timnaʿ; Arabic: تمنع, romanized: Timnaʿ) is an ancient city in Yemen, the capital of the Qataban kingdom. [ 1 ] During ancient times, Timna was an important hub in the famous Incense Route , which supplied Arabian and Indian incense via camel caravan to ports on the Mediterranean Sea ...
The Barran Temple (Arabic: معبد بران) is a Sabaean temple near Marib, Yemen; also known as the "Throne of Bilqis", it dates back to the 10th century BCE [1] and was dedicated to the god al-Maqah. In 2023, along with other landmarks of the ancient Kingdom of Saba, the temple was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. [2]
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Little is known about ancient Yemen and how exactly it transitioned from nascent Bronze Age civilizations to more trade-focused caravan kingdoms. Sabaean gravestone of a woman holding a stylized sheaf of wheat, a symbol of fertility in ancient Yemen. The Sabaean Kingdom came into existence from at least the 11th century BC. [4]
It was known to the Greeks and Romans as Athlula (or Athrula), from the ancient Sabaean yθl (probably vocalized Yathill). [1] [2] Barāqish was inhabited as early as the Bronze Age, one generation building their houses on the ruins of the earlier ones. In the main area of the site, there still remain the ruins of a dome, a mosque, a well and ...
The ancient city of Shabwa (Hadrami: 𐩦𐩨𐩥𐩩, romanized: ŠBWT, lit. 'Šabwat'; Arabic: شَبْوَة, romanized: Šabwa) was the capital of the Kingdom of Hadhramaut at the South Arabian region of the Arabian Peninsula. The ruins of the city are located in the north of modern Shabwah Governorate of the Republic of Yemen. [1]