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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.
Aden Colony (Arabic: مُسْتْعَمَرَةْ عَدَنْ, Musta'marat 'Adan), also the Colony of Aden, located in the south of contemporary Yemen, was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1963.
Aug 31, 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.
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.
Jun 11, 2018 · Aden (ä´dən, ā´dən), city (1994 pop. 398,399), SW Yemen, on the Gulf of Aden near the southern entrance to the Red Sea [1]. It is the chief port of Yemen. Aden consists of two peninsulas, Aden and Little Aden, and an intervening stretch of the mainland.
Dec 30, 2020 · At least 22 people have been killed and more than 50 wounded in an attack at the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, officials say.
Aug 29, 2019 · The fighting, however, has exposed an apparent rift in the Saudi-UAE coalition and opened a new front in a war that the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Here’s ...
Explore Aden's pivotal moments under colonial rule and uncover rare anecdotes on Peter Pickering's Aden History Website. This unique perspective on Aden's colonial legacy offers detailed narratives and historical insights.
Old town of Aden, with Shamsan Mountains and crater in background. Aden (Arabic: عَدَنْ ʿAdan) is a city in the Yemeni Coastal Plains, on the Gulf of Aden at the southern end of the Red Sea.
Aug 14, 2019 · Aden was the only such ‘extension’ that British India had in the Middle East. (REUTERS) The Southern Transitional Council, the UAE-backed Yemeni separatist group, said on Sunday that it had taken control over the city of Aden, currently the seat of the Middle Eastern nation’s internationally recognised government.
