Shaharah Bridge

Shahara Bridge

جسر شهارة
Shahara Bridge; جسر شهارة
Coordinates	16°09′53″N 43°41′50″E / 16.1648°N 43.6973°E
Locale	Shaharah District, Amran Governorate
Characteristics
Total length	65 ft (20 m)
Width	9 feet ( 3 m)
Water depth	300 ft
History
Built	1905
Location

Shaharah Bridge (Arabic: جسر شهارة) is an arch bridge in Yemen.^[1] It was constructed in the 17th century by Usta Saleh Al-Soudi^[2] to connect two villages at the top of two mountains in Shaharah District, Amran Governorate, northern Yemen.^[3] It is 300 feet deep, 65 feet long, and 9 feet wide. The bridge is the only path to Shaharah, the town it is named after. It is one of the most famous bridges and tourist attractions in Yemen.

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^ "Shahara Bridge (Shahara)". Structurae. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
^ "Shaharah - the remote fortified mountain village and the story behind the bridge of sighs". Medium. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
^ "مديريات محافظة عمران" [Districts of Amran Governorate] (PDF). National Information Center (in Arabic).

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[1] "Shahara Bridge (Shahara)". Structurae. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

[2] "Shaharah - the remote fortified mountain village and the story behind the bridge of sighs". Medium. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

[3] "مديريات محافظة عمران" [Districts of Amran Governorate] (PDF). National Information Center (in Arabic).

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