Great Dam of Ma'rib

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient dam
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Queen_of_Sheba
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Sabaeans
gptkbp:builtIn 8th century BCE
gptkbp:collapsed several times
gptkbp:finalCollapse 6th century CE
gptkbp:height about 14 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Dam of Ma'rib
gptkbp:influenced agriculture in South Arabia
gptkbp:length about 580 meters
gptkbp:location Ma'rib, Yemen
gptkbp:material stone and earth
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:nearby modern Ma'rib Dam
gptkbp:purpose irrigation
gptkbp:QuranReference Surah Saba (34:15-16)
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Himyarites
gptkbp:significance engineering marvel of the ancient world
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2002
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ma'rib
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7