Jabal Haraz

Coordinates: 15°10′00″N 43°45′00″E / 15.1667°N 43.7500°E / 15.1667; 43.7500
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Jabal Haraz
A building with terraces overlooks the side of one of the Haraz Mountains
Highest point
Elevation3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Coordinates15°10′00″N 43°45′00″E / 15.1667°N 43.7500°E / 15.1667; 43.7500
Naming
Native nameJabal Ḥarāz (جَبَل حَرَاز)
Geography
Jabal Haraz is located in Yemen
Jabal Haraz
Jabal Haraz
Jabal Haraz is located in Middle East
Jabal Haraz
Jabal Haraz
Jabal Haraz is located in Asia
Jabal Haraz
Jabal Haraz
Country Yemen
RegionSouth Arabia
Official nameJabal Haraz
CriteriaMixed
Designated2002 (43rd session)
Reference no.1722
RegionArab States

Jabal Haraz (

Sulaihid dynasty, many of whose buildings still survive today.[2] It includes Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb, the highest mountain in Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula.[3]

History and location

Because of its location between the

Muslims
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Haraz is as famous for its fortified villages which cling to nearly inaccessible rocky peaks. Their imposing architecture meets two needs: defending the villagers, while leaving plenty of space for crops. Each town is built like a castle; the houses, themselves, form the wall, equipped with one or two easily defensible doors. Constructed from sandstone and basalt, the buildings are integrated into the landscape and it is difficult to tell where the rock and the village begins or ends. The mountain is divided into terraces of a few acres or more, separated by walls sometimes several meters high. On these terraced fields grow alfalfa for livestock, millet, lentils, large areas for coffee and qat. It is one of the main growing areas of Mocha coffee beans.

Within a

Bohras from India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar and other countries gather here.[citation needed
]

World Heritage Status

This area was added to the

World Heritage Tentative List on July 8, 2002, by the State Party of Yemen in the mixed (cultural and natural) category, as a site that has "outstanding universal value". The site has not yet been voted by the World Heritage Committee as an official World Heritage site.[2]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-9-4007-5757-8
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  2. ^ a b "Jabal Haraz". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2002-07-08. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  3. ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5
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