Restoring ancient houses damaged by rain in Zabid discussed

A meeting in Hodeida province has discussed practical measures for implementing a project of restoring and rehabilitating archaeological houses in the historic city of Zabid.

The meeting, chaired by Hodeida province undersecretary Abduljabbar Mohammed, touched on the recent damage to historic houses in the city by floods.

It approved the start of the implementation of the first phase of the project estimated at Y.R 40 million.

It also approved to list the most affected buildings and prepare technical studies according to the specifications to ensure that the historic city of Zabid remains on the World Heritage List.