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The Old City of Sana'a

Mud-brick tower houses built over 2,500 years ago

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Sana'a is the capital of Yemen, and its Old City is one of the oldest lived-in cities in the world. People have made their homes here for more than 2,500 years, in tall, beautiful houses made of mud brick that look almost like gingerbread.

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The houses are special. Some are several floors high, like ancient skyscrapers, built from brown earth bricks and decorated with bright white patterns around the windows that look like lace or icing. When the sun sets, the whole city glows golden.

Families have lived in the same houses for many generations. The ground floors were often used to store food, the middle floors for living, and the very top rooms for sitting with friends and looking out over the rooftops.

Winding between the houses are busy markets called souqs, where people have traded spices, honey, cloth and silver for hundreds of years. Because the Old City is so old and so beautiful, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, protected for everyone.

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  1. 01The houses are built from earth and mud brick. Why might people build with whatever materials are around them?
  2. 02Some families have lived in the same house for generations. How would it feel to live where your great-great-grandparents lived?
  3. 03Tall tower houses are an old idea, but we build tall today too. Why do people build upwards?
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Build a tower house. Using paper, blocks or clay, make a tall house with several floors and decorate the windows with white patterns. Label which floor is for storing food, living, and meeting friends, just like in Sana'a.