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Article: Adobe

Adobe
Adobe (/əˈdoʊbi/ (listen); Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðoβe]) is a one of earliest building material, made by mixture of soil, organic fibers and water to plastic consistency. It been commonly use because it low cost, locally available, recyclable, adapted to a large variety of soils, also shows good thermal and acoustic properties. Adobe in Spanish means 'mudbrick', however, in some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage the term is used to refer to any kind of earthen construction. Adobe were use throughout many years in almost all types of construction in every place in the world, until the middle of the 20th century the development of cement industry. Some of old adobe rural and urban buildings are still use today.

Adobe around the world
The Great Mosque of Djenné is the largest standing adobe buiding in the world.