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Article: Old and modern construction materials in Yemen: the effect in building construction in Sana'a.
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- Journal of Social Sciences
- Article date:
- July 1, 2007
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INTRODUCTION
Old Sana'a can be considered as a record expressing the real story of the human civilization and development in Yemen. A Yemen's architecture styles of construction are special and unique. Yemen's early history is very vague. It just begun at the beginning of century BC until 8 or 9 with Ceiba 1800, with an emergence of specific historical integrity of the information. In 600 BC around 7 century, the royal rulers are replaced. At that time, Sana'a the capital was moved to the eastern part near Marib. Sana'a was reselected to be the new capital of the Republic of Yemen in 1962 finishing an eight years of civil war. The promulgation of the constitution ...