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Aden is a strategic port city in Yemen, near the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. It has a rich trade history, a diverse population, and a turbulent political past as the former capital of South Yemen and the current temporary capital of Yemen.
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.
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Dec 30, 2020 · 30 December 2020. 0:35. 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...
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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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.
Aden is a seaport city in southern Yemen with a rich history as a trading centre and transshipment point. Learn about its role in the spice road, the Ottoman Empire, the British colonial rule, and the South Yemen republic.
Aden is the largest city of southern Yemen. It is also the administrative centre of the Aden governorate. At the time of writing, Aden was the internationally recognized capital of Yemen and recent developments regarding efforts to separate Aden as an independent city in Yemen have not been incorporated in the analysis.
