The city of Shibam Hadhramout Governorate one of the most ancient historical cities in our country and one of the cities of the World Heritage excelled Benathat cloud built from mud, The old walled city of Shibam is one gate only, The population of the Directorate of Shibam is about "928.84" people - according to Census 4002-located on an area estimated at 7111, "" cm2, It includes an ""081"" gathering population status and the old city of Shibam.

Most of the population works in agriculture directorate and the main grain producing wheat, corn, "" vegetables, legumes, In addition to other crops, including production dates spreading cultivation in most areas of the Directorate and in large quantities.
It also operates a number of population - also-in the area of trade, tourism, animal husbandry, bee, as well as carpentry.
Between conventions
> experienced by the Directorate of Shibam reunion blessed by the Republic of Yemen, lack of implementation of basic services and development projects with other regions and directorates Hadhramout Governorate, Since there was no prior 0991 Asvelteh any way linked to the rest of the cities and districts.
Either in the service of communications and technology have known nothing but the Directorate after the reunion, which enabled many of the projects implemented in this aspect, and entered the service to the general areas of the Directorate.
One school Directorate
> and at the level of education was very limited number of schools in major cities in other words a basic education with the exception of schools and one secondary school for boys only been Shibam in the late 1980s, After eternal unity built dozens of elementary and secondary schools in all regions of the Directorate of Shibam.
Shorouk after darkness!
The scene of Shibam implementation and application procedures totalitarian unjust and arbitrary prior to the Republic of Yemen, where time nationalization of houses and confiscation of land and property, etc., Morse and sons indicated hostilities against arbitrary making trading houses migrate to neighbouring countries, Today, thanks to the unity and the importance of political leadership in our country Lhbam and other districts and regions and cities of the Republic, Valhamdllah situation has become quite different in all walks and aspects of life, the struggle between the dark yesterday and today the Orient.
Paradigm shift
<witnessed Directorate, particularly after the elections of local councils and distinct quantum leap by any standard, despite recent experience, Perhaps the most prominent results of the identification requirements Directorate service projects and the development witnessed by the Directorate of Shibam in the last years of the life of the local board to implement many of these projects and achievements of service and developmental projects in the communications field at a cost of $ 000.608.253, "" Real, In the area of educational projects have been implemented almost ""759.643.852"" Sar, The total cost of health projects as ""188.243.64"" riyals during the five years of the life of the local council directorate.
In addition to the roads sector has received the largest share of the local council and the concerns of local authority Directorate, where they were to link all the towns and villages of the Directorate interconnect lines Asvelteh modern, The Directorate has also been linked to the neighbouring districts Asvelteh double lines, The cost of implementing road projects as ""021.279.008"" riyals, spread over 06 km.
It also enjoys various cities and regions of the Directorate of Shibam unified network of water and electricity, which amounted to house smoothly The cost of water and sewerage projects, ""000.129.469.1""Real, In addition to some ""086.047.03"" riyals cost of new projects in the field of electricity.
Modern services
> In order to provide postal service modern and distinctive with age and technical information has been the building of a modern mail surround the city and another the same specifications nearing completion of the work in the city of Shibam at a cost of $ 000.000.92, "" Twenty-nine million rials.
The judicial complex in the city of Shibam which is estimated to cost Pho "","" 84 million riyals funding from the Ministry of Justice of one of the most significant projects that have been achieved in a nation blessed unity.
In the area of social welfare has been opened to the Fund of Social Welfare Department, The total number of cases benefiting from the end of last year, "9551" case, the amount of quarterly amounts to ""006.720.6"" riyals.
It will be ongoing throughout the year, depending on what decision is made about ""834"" new situation.
Peace and harmony.
> enjoy Directorate Shibam other districts of the Republic a stable security. The local authority has played a prominent role in strengthening internal unity of society and the rule of peace and social harmony among citizens, It also made efforts to further opening up the prospect of the wider areas at the level of development of society and through numerous events and activities and the establishment of many charitable, cultural and creative within the Directorate for example, the Society for the Protection Amarah mud and the Society of Women in surround and the cultural awareness and Tourist Bshbam beam Charitable Society in the training and rehabilitation of women and others, It was also supporting installations clubs in the club, a club Balhouteh Bshbam forefront, The Youth Directorate has achieved good success in their participation and advanced sports and scouting at the governorate level, as well as nationwide.
A pilot
The efforts of local authorities led by the Directorate-five years at the opening of the offices of the ministries branches for the first time in the directorate in order to facilitate the proceedings and the provision of services to citizens. The most prominent of these offices, which had been opened for the Department of Finance, Department of duties, tax administration, traffic management, Department of Public Health and Population, Department of Agriculture and Irrigation, Department of Culture, Department of Endowments and Guidance, Department of the Social Welfare Fund, In addition to the formation of a special hygiene follow the local council has achieved this great success in the field of hygiene, The pilot experiment on the level of Hadhramout governorate if not nationwide.