Ra’s Tayh

Ra’s Tayh is a cape in Crater District, Governorate Number One. Ra’s Tayh is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al-Maashiq, as well as near the suburb Hai al Aidrus.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cisterns of Tawila and Sira Castle.

Cisterns of Tawila

Reservoir

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Cisterns of Tawila, or the Tawila Tanks, is a historic site in Aden, Yemen designed to collect and store the rain that flows down from the Shamsan massif through Wadi Tawila, and to protect the city from periodic flooding.

Sira Castle

Castle

Photo: Amspost, Public domain.

Sira Fortress/Castle is a military site in Aden, Yemen. The original fortress dates to the 11th century, and is still in use today by the Yemeni military.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crater and Aden.

Crater

Suburb

Photo: Haimasoph, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crater, also Kraytar, is a district of the Aden Governorate, Yemen. Its official name is Seera. It is situated in a crater of an ancient volcano which forms the Shamsan Mountains. As of 2003, the district had a population of 76,723 people.

Aden

Photo: T3n60, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aden is a city in the Yemeni Coastal Plains, on the Gulf of Aden at the southern end of the Red Sea. It is a very picturesque city with a mix of traditional Arabic and British influences.

Ra’s Tayh

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Ra’s Taih” and “Ras Tain”
Category: landform
Location: Crater District, Governorate Number One, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

12.7584° or 12° 45′ 30″ north

Longitude

45.03991° or 45° 2′ 24″ east

Elevation

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

7H47Q25Q+9X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1218233810

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

70227

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Satellite Map

Discover Ra’s Tayh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Ra’s Tayh” goes by many names.

Arabic: “رأس تية”
French: “Ra’s Tayh”
German: “Ra’s Tayh”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al-Maashiq and Hai al Aidrus.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abo alwadie and Idrīs Hill.

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