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title: Ma'rib Dam
author: Dan
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ma'rib Dam
_Authored by Dan_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8219.jpg)
## Image Caption
Remains of the Ma'rib Dam, in modern-day Yemen. The oldest known dam in the world, blocking the ravine of Dhana (the Wadi Adanah), it was built under the reign of the Sabean mukarrib Yatha’ Amar Watta I (c. 760-740 BCE). It failed in c. 575 CE and the land of Saba was flooded.
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## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/twiga_swala/2285839019/in/photostream/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/twiga_swala/2285839019/in/photostream/) by [**Dan**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/twiga_swala/2285839019/in/photostream/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 26 February 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.