Aden

Aden is one of the most beautiful coastal cities in Yemen, known for its beautiful beaches, monuments, castles impregnable and many souks. It is also the economic capital of Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb.


Aden's ancient, natural harbor is located in the crater of an extinct volcano that forms a peninsula, connected to the mainland by a low isthmus. This port, Bayfront, was first used by the ancient Kingdom of Awsan between 5 and 7 centuries before Christ. The modern port is on the other side of the peninsula. Aden has a number of historical and natural sites of interest to visitors. These include: Tawila Tanks - an ancient water system cachement located in the sub-center of Crater.


Fort Sira


The minaret of Aden


Palace of the Sultanate of Lahej / National Museum


The Aden Military Museum


The Rimbaud House


The fortifications of Jebal Hadid and Jebal Shamsan


The beaches of Aden and Little Aden


Mosque of Al-Aidaroos


Zoroastrian Temple


Britain's historic churches


Reservoirs of Aden (The Tawila tanks) tanks are in the old crater, the construction of Aden, the name of the creek that cuts through the rocks below the eastern end of Jebel Shams. They consist of a series of 18 tanks dug into the rock, actually a trachyte volcano, and dammed in places to take advantage of the underlying rock pattern. Were built to bring some stability in the supply of water in an area where they usually live for years without serious rain. That in size and depth, but the catch and collect the rain in the surrounding mountains. Its capacity is 90 million liters. Tanks are connected by a series of small aqueducts with the overflow of a tank moving on to the next in the chain of transport of water right in the heart of the crater. It is believed to have been built, while the control of Aden is in the hands of the Himyarites, sometimes around the first century AD. But, from a height port of Aden in antiquity would have required an adequate amount of fresh water, it is possible that existed before that date in Sabaean times.


Yemen Tourism Promotion Board.