Ma'rib Dam
The Ma'rib Dam was an ancient dam near Ma'rib, in what is now Yemen, that supported the kingdom of Saba (Sheba). According to James F. Hancock, it was built in the seventh century BCE by Sumhu' Alay Yanuf and his son Yatha'-Amar Bayyin, closing a gap of about 1,800 feet. It irrigated around 10,000 hectares of millet, barley, grapes, flax and sesame, and was kept in working order for more than a thousand years.[1] Ma'rib was also one of the stops on the Incense Route, so the dam helped feed a city whose wealth came from carrying incense for the temples of the Mediterranean world.[2]
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References
- ↑ Hancock, James F. (2021). "Land of Punt and the Incense Routes". Spices, Scents and Silk: Catalysts of World Trade. CABI. section "Ma'rib Dam". ISBN 9781789249774.
- ↑ Hancock, James F. (2021). "Land of Punt and the Incense Routes". Spices, Scents and Silk: Catalysts of World Trade. CABI. section "Caravan Routes". ISBN 9781789249774.