Qasr al-’Ishshah

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“Dar Dawil” (oldest section), ruins, plaster decoration

Date

ca. 1890

Creator
‘Alawi Abu Bakr al-Kaf ( architect, )
Work Type
architecture
Location
Tarim, Yemen
Notes

Multiple phases, from the 1890s to the 1930s. Dar Dawil section likely predates the 1890s. Later construction designed by 'Alawi Abu Bakr al-Kaf with master masons Suleiman Afif and 'Umar Ya'amar; 2003 reconstruction program conducted by master masons Karami Faraj al-Tamur and 'Awad Ramadan Ba Mu'min.

Photographer
Conlon, James
Record ID
1819_yemen2008_alishshah_img_033