Historic Town of Zabid
World Heritage
Yemen
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Zabid's domestic and military architecture and urban planning make it an outstanding archaeological and historical site. In addition to being the capital of Yemen from the 13th to the 15th centuries, the city played an important role in the Arab and Muslim world for centuries because of its Islamic university.
# Archaeological sites
# Historic city
# Urban Plan
# Yemen's capital
# Islamic University
# Arab World
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Information extracted from Wikidata
male population | 1216424 |
IPA transcription | 1984693 |
number of rooms | lccn-n81130645 |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/0374d7 |
Commons category | Zabid |
valid in period | standard time |
coordinate location | Point(43.316666666 14.2) |
start time | 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WV%20banner%20Zabid%20Streets%20with%20locals%20and%20tourists.jpg |
category for people who died here | Loures |
elevation above sea level | 114 |
area | 1.35 |
World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zabid%2C%20Yemen.jpg |
located in the administrative territorial entity | Al Hudaydah Governorate |
executive body | Zabid |
population | 44239 |
determination method | census |
point in time | 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z |
population | 50781 |
determination method | estimation process |
point in time | 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z |
start time | 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z |
official name | حاضرة زبيد التاريخية |
official name | Historic Town of Zabid |
official name | Ciudad histórica de Zabid |
official name | Ville historique de Zabid |
official name | 古都ザビード |
official name | Historische stad Zabid |
official name | Исторический город Забид |
official name | 乍比得历史古城 |
volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
volume as quantity | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |