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Aden ( Arabic: عَدَنْ, romanized : ʿAdan, Old South Arabian: 𐩲𐩵𐩬) is a port city located in Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea. It is situated approximately 170 km (110 mi) east of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and north of the Gulf of Aden.
May 16, 2024 · Aden, city of Yemen. Situated along the north coast of the Gulf of Aden, it lies on a peninsula enclosing the eastern side of Al-Tawahi Harbour. The peninsula enclosing the western side of the harbour is called Little Aden. From 1968 until 1990 Aden was the capital of South Yemen.
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Feb 9, 2022 · In the south is the port city of Aden, which was captured by the STC in 2019. Aden is the temporary home of Yemen’s internationally recognised government. (Al Jazeera) Air raids on Yemen
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Aden, Seaport city (pop., 2004 prelim.: 580,000), southern Yemen, on the Gulf of Aden. It was a principal terminus of the spice road of western Arabia for about 1,000 years before the 3rd century ad. It then became a trading centre under Yemeni, Ethiopian, and Arab control.
May 1, 2023 · Learn about the origins, actors, and consequences of the eight-year-old war in Yemen, a country divided by political, religious, and regional conflicts. Find out how the conflict has escalated into a humanitarian disaster and a proxy battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Dec 30, 2020 · 30 December 2020. Video shows the moment the Aden airport is attacked (30 December 2020 report) At least 22 people have been killed and more than 50 wounded in an attack at the airport in the...
Mar 17, 2022 · / Live news. 'Here there is nothing': Yemen's Aden scarred by grinding war. Aden (AFP) – Bullet-riddled homes, buildings turned to rubble and countless pictures of "martyrs": seven years...
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