Ancient Town of Zabid

The historic town of zabid

Eloane and Julie

This site is classified as "in danger" since 2000. 40% of the residential houses have been deteriorated. Illegal activities and constructions War and terrorism settled in

• Located in Yemen
• Almost 2 million citizens

II-Current situation

LOCATION

Why is is endangered ?

Tourism in ZABID

cultural aspects

• Domestic and military architecture

• Known for its influence and importance in the muslim world with its Islamic university

• Traditional houses, minarets and mosques

why is it worth protecting ?

• Economic role that has vanished

• Re create what it used to be because it used to be an important city

• Jabal Bura Mountain

Environmental

Develop small eco-friendly farms around the historical town

III-Sustainable Tourism Plan

Teach the citizens how they can become more eco-responsible.

This site is located in a country with a complex political situation. Main goal : Restorate it and protect the environment ->Encourage the construction of houses with sustainable materials, respecting the original architecture

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• War, bombings,... led to a critical economy
• The souk has been moved outside of the city
• No shops or stores inside of the old town

Our projects :

The issues :

Economic solutions

Always quote the author

Moving the souk back into the old town

Genially

Ps

Moving the souk back into the old town Restore old buildings to build shops inside => All of this will enhance the economy and create jobs for people

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our team also plans to create a museum inside of the town creating a guided visit of the town!! an online version will be available

We plan to restore the great Mosque so that it could be visited by tourists while respecting the laws of islam to ensure that practice of the religion is respected by everyone to provide a calm and peaceful environment as much as possible.

Firstly known for its influence into the islamic “world"

a Socio-cultural aspect

sources: UNESCO WHC, Wikipédia, Britannica, UNESCO World, larousse

Through this presentation, we hope that it encourages you to visit this incredible town if you have the chance to or at least encourages you to help us restore this town.

thank you

- heritage preservation- quality of the education- sustainable cities and communities

UNESCO SDGs in our tourism plan

unesco sdg plan =>

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