Shabwa
City in Yemen
The ancient city of Shabwa ( Ḥaḑramitic : 𐩦𐩨𐩥𐩩 , romanized: ŠBWT , 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] Pliny the Elder and Strabo refer to the city as Sabota , formerly a royal city with multiple local temples. [2] [3]
History
Shabwa was first settled in 13th century BC, [4] and was destroyed by the Himyarites at the end of the 3rd century AD. [5]
Ruins
Within the walls of the city are the remains of: [4]
- the royal palace named Shugair
- the temple of goddess Sian Dhu Aleen
See also
Yemen
References
- ↑ Eggenberger, David; Myers, Bernard Samuel (1959). Encyclopedia of World Art, Volume 1 (revised ed.). McGraw-Hill. p. ccc.
- ↑ Strabo's Geography (Strab. 16.4); Pliny's Natural History (Nat. Hist. vi.32)
- ↑ Retsö, Jan (2003). "When did Yemen become "Arabia felix"?". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies . Archaeopress . 33 : 229. JSTOR 41223765 .
- 1 2 "Shabwa Governorate" . Yemen Tourism Promotion Board . Retrieved 27 September 2016 .
- ↑ Piepenburg, Fritz; Sharikah al-Yamanīyah lil-Siyāḥah (1983). Traveller's Guide to Yemen . Yemen Tourist Company. p. 78 . Retrieved 27 September 2016 .
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