Alula

Alula, also spelled Aluula, is an ancient coastal town situated in the Ras Aseir region of the autonomous state of in northeastern Somalia. It lies on the coast of the Guardafui Channel about ten miles east of Ras Filuk and approximately 100 nautical miles from .
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  • Type: Village with 6,100 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Aeula”, “Alula, Somalia”, “Aluula”, “Bandar Alula”, “Caluula”, and “Caluula علولة”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alula Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport serving Aluula, a Gulf of Aden coastal town in the region of northeastern . The runway is 0.5 kilometres inland, paralleling the shore.

Alula

Latitude
11.96643° or 11° 57′ 59″ north
Longitude
50.75715° or 50° 45′ 26″ east
Population
6,100
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
IATA airport code
ALU
United Nations Location Code
SO ALU
Open location code
7H3GXQ84+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313930012
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
63081
Wiki­data ID
Q448076
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Alula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بندر علولة”
  • Arabic: “علولة”
  • Catalan: “Alula”
  • Catalan: “Aluula”
  • Cebuano: “Caluula”
  • Chinese: “阿卢拉”
  • Dutch: “Alula”
  • Dutch: “Aluula”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “علوله”
  • French: “Calula”
  • German: “Aluula”
  • German: “Caluula”
  • Irish: “Aluula”
  • Italian: “Alula”
  • Japanese: “アルーラ”
  • Japanese: “カルーラ”
  • Persian: “الولا”
  • Polish: “Caluula”
  • Russian: “Алула”
  • Slovenian: “Alula”
  • Slovenian: “Aluula”
  • Slovenian: “Calula”
  • Slovenian: “Caluula”
  • Somali: “Caluula”
  • Spanish: “Alula”
  • Spanish: “ʿAlūla”
  • Urdu: “علولہ، صومالیہ”
  • Urdu: “علولہ”

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