Great wall of Awwam

The great wall of Awwam (Arabic: سور أوام العظيم), also called the Awwam enclosure, is an ancient Sabaean wall that surrounds the gardens and the sacred sites of Awwam in Yemen.[2]

Re-examining the Identity of the Awwam great wall in Marib, Yemen
The great wall of Awwam
سور أوام العظيم
An interior general view of the great wall of Awwam
Alternative nameAwwam enclosure
LocationAwwam, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Coordinates15.404247°N 45.355705°E / 15.404247; 45.355705
History
Foundedbetween 9th-7th BCE [1]
CulturesAncient Sabaean
Architecture
Architectural stylesSabaean

History
AFSM member with the help of locals copying an inscription from the sanctuary's exterior wall

The earliest inscription found about the gardens' massive enclosure was by Mukarrib Yada`'il Dharih I in the 7th century BCE.[3] The enclosure is defined by a massive oval shaped wall, measuring approximately 757 m long and 13 m high; however the original height length can't be determined for certain.

Bibliography
  • Francis D. K. Ching, Mark Jarzombek, and Vikramaditya Prakash, A Global History of Architecture, Third edition. ed. (Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2017).

References
  1. The enclosure date. madainproject.com.
  2. Awwam enclosure. arcgis.com.
  3. Pritchard, James B.; Fleming, Daniel E. (18 September 2021). The Ancient Near East: An Anthology of Texts and Pictures. Princeton University Press. p. 313. ISBN 0-691-14726-4 – via Google Books.
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