Mudbrick Houses, Shibam, Yemen, 2005
Photograph by George Steinmetz
The city of Shibam, Yemen, rises from the Rub al Khali, or Empty Quarter, a sea of sand that occupies one-fifth of the Arabian Peninsula. The distinctive mud-brick skyscrapers that house Shibam's 5,000 residents have earned the city its nickname: "Manhattan of the Desert."
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Empty Quarter: Exploring Arabia's Legendary Sea of Sand," February 2005, National Geographic magazine)
译文:
泥砖房,Shibam,也门,2005
泥砖房,Shibam,也门,2005
摄影:George Steinmetz
也门Shibam古城矗立在一片名为鲁布哈利，或称为空域，占据了阿拉伯半岛1/15面积的沙海里。容纳了Shibam的5000居民特色泥砖摩天楼使这座城市被誉为“沙漠中的曼哈顿”。
(照片来源于《空域：阿拉伯半岛传奇沙海探密》(2005年2月,国家地理杂志)未发表部分)