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period ruins with massive stone architecture beneath the Himyarite. Restoration between 2004 and 2011, restored the Bab al Mayah gate, several watch towers, paths, the traditional cistern, and other portions of the Sabaean fort.
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period, the town is very well preserved and includes traditional houses and mosques. Archaeological investigation discovered
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Top of the mountain showing half side of the fortification (
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Tentative List on July 8, 2002, in the Cultural category.
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This article is about the town. For other uses, see
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Thula (disambiguation)
Thila (crater)

Thula is located in Yemen
Yemen
'Amran Governorate
15°34′25″N 43°54′05″E / 15.57361°N 43.90139°E / 15.57361; 43.90139
Arabic
romanized
Arabic
romanized
Yemen
'Amran Governorate
Yemen
UNESCO World Heritage
Tentative List
Himyarite
Sabaean
UNESCO
World Heritage
Top of the mountain showing half side of the fortification (Arabic: حِصْن ٱلْغُرَاب, romanized: Hiṣn Al-Ghurāb)
Arabic
romanized
Other view of the fortification
The mountain steps to the fortification
mountain
Some storage holes found in the fortification
Thula District

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