听月水榭

The city of Shibam, Yemen, rises from the Rub al Khali, or Empty Quarter, a sea of sand that occupies one-fifth of the Arabian Peninsula. The distinctive mud-brick skyscrapers that house Shibam's 5,000 residents have earned the city its nickname: "Manhattan of the Desert."

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Empty Quarter: Exploring Arabia's Legendary Sea of Sand," February 2005, National Geographic magazine)

泥砖房屋，Shibam，也门，2005年

George Steinmetz摄

也门Shibam城，矗立在这片占据了阿拉伯半岛五分之一面积的、被称之为Rub al Khali沙漠或"空域"的沙海之上。这些与众不同的泥砖摩天楼里居住着Shibam的5000名居民，同时，这些楼宇也为该城赢得了一个昵称："沙漠曼哈顿"。

（图作而未刊，"空域：探索阿拉伯半岛的传奇沙海"，2005年2月，国家地理杂志）