Ma'rib Dam

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient dam
gptkbp:built 8th century BCE
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Sabaeans
gptkbp:collapsed 570 CE
gptkbp:controlledBy floodwaters of Wadi Dhana
gptkbp:coordinates 15.4311°N 45.3342°E
gptkbp:function irrigation
gptkbp:height about 15 meters
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:archaeological_site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ma'rib Dam
gptkbp:influenced migration of Sabaeans
gptkbp:length about 580 meters
gptkbp:location Ma'rib, Yemen
gptkbp:material stone and earth
gptkbp:mentionedIn Quran (Surah Saba)
gptkbp:modernDamNearby New Ma'rib Dam
gptkbp:notableFor advanced ancient engineering
gptkbp:restored 6th century CE
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest known dams
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2002
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ma'rib
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7