Historic Centre of Sana'a

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Historic_Centre_of_Sana'a

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site gptkb:historic_district
gptkbp:area	113 ha
gptkbp:bufferZone	561 ha
gptkbp:coordinates	15°21′27″N 44°12′27″E
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Yemen
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	center of Islamic learning example of traditional Yemeni architecture
gptkbp:elevation	about 2,200 meters above sea level
gptkbp:founded	before the 1st century AD
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Yemeni_government
gptkbp:heritageDesignation	gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site gptkb:World_Heritage_in_Danger
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Historic Centre of Sana'a
gptkbp:inscribed_on_List_of_World_Heritage_in_Danger	2015
gptkbp:knownFor	public baths mosques unique architecture caravanserais decorative facades multi-story tower houses
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Sana'a
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Al_Saleh_Mosque gptkb:Bab_al-Yemen gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Sana'a
gptkbp:notableFeature	narrow streets traditional markets mud brick buildings ornate gypsum decoration
gptkbp:part_of	Old City of Sana'a
gptkbp:population	approximately 50,000 (in the old city)
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:UNESCO
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkbp:threats	gptkb:military gptkb:urban_development neglect
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria	iv v
gptkbp:UNESCO_reference_number	385
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1986
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Cultural_World_Heritage_Sites
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5