|} Shibam (Arabic: شبام‎) (often referred to as Shibam Hadhramaut) is a town in Yemen. With about 7,000 inhabitants, it is the seat of the Shibam District in the Hadhramaut Governorate. It is famous for its mudbrick-made tower houses. Shibam is thought to have existed since the 2nd century AD. It had been the capital of the Hadramawt Kingdom.