اليمن - صنعاء المدينة المجهولة ل 99 % من الناس................. Old sana'a - yemen unknown city for 99% of people

الأحد، 23 يونيو 2013

Old Sana'a .. 'Jewel' threatened

Yemeni walking on a street in Old Sana'a on 13 April. (AFP)
Threatening neglect and activity Urban random Old Sana'a, which sees the inhabitants «Jewel unmatched», note that it is one of the architectural treasures unique on the list of the United Nations Organization for Culture, Education and Science («UNESCO») Heritage humanitarian since 1986.
There are many factors that threaten the old city center of Sanaa, built at an altitude of 2,200 meters and inhabited for more than 2,500 years, including the construction of additional layers of buildings with inappropriate materials, and the destruction of orchards scattered among mud houses multi-layered, and the lack of maintenance work.
And the center of Sanaa, which has become an important center for the propagation of Islam in the seventh and eighth centuries AD, a rich unique architectural treasures include 106 mosques, 12, a Turkish bath, and 6,500 homes, all built before the eleventh century.
She 'UNESCO' concern about the erosion of the old city, where requested in a letter dating back to February 2012 from the Yemeni authorities to «ensure the protection of the cultural heritage of the country, a move seen as a hint to the possibility of lifting Sanaa on the World Heritage List.
On the other hand, does not look the Yemeni authorities, debilitating political and security crises, are able to achieve this, he says are responsible for maintaining on Sanaa themselves.
Commented Chairman of the General to maintain the historic cities Naji favor reward by saying that «domestic and international efforts intent on national dialogue has forgotten everyone heritage unfortunately», adding that «we are not remiss and we are not neglected and we are not indifferent, but the material resources available are not sufficient to victory Heritage».
The task of this body, which was founded in 1990, to develop a strategy for sustainable development Sanaa and other historic cities in Yemen, but the possibilities available to it is not enough, according to the reward.
For its part, said Under Secretary Authority nation Razzaq جحاف that «the body does not have sufficient financial resources designated by the restoration of houses and what is monitored for restoration in the budget of the five million riyals (23 thousand dollars) to the city of Sana'a», wondering «What do we do these amounts to approximately 600 homes , and the number is increasing day after day? ».
And demanded Razzaq جحاف, the «UNESCO» that «lay us a helping hand to mobilize and search for potential donors and financiers pour their efforts within the city, because the Sanaa concern them as concern us.
She pointed in particular to the 'difficult conditions' experienced by the people of the city in recent years, especially after the start of protests against the regime of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh and rounds of fighting and violence between his supporters and opponents.
The «UNESCO has sent several missions to Sana'a in order to assist in the restoration and sustainability, but the organization now says has no information on the status of efforts to preserve the old city as it is unable to send new missions because of the security situation.
The population believes that the authorities are not doing enough and they have to bear the responsibility. In this context, he said Abdul Aziz Aldhyana, a resident of the old city, «Let no interest from the state, particularly as more homes are prone to collapse, especially because« sewers and other natural factors.
The Ghallab minister said, in turn, «We can not to نرمم not do anything, and wait for the state and the state give us empty promises. In fact, there is no interest, and some of the homes destroyed since more than 15 years and not life those who advocated ». He warned that «older homes are threatened and in need of restoration and now we are afraid of if the rain came, they demolished some houses and there are about ten houses destroyed during the last rainy season.
The rainy season is an annual threat to the old mud houses multi-layered, while revenue from tourism is very retreating and almost non-existent, due to the security situation in the country. 

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