Somalipura
Somalipura is a locality in Mualla District, Aden Governorate. Somalipura is situated nearby to the suburb Al Ma`alla‘, as well as near the locality Ḩāfūn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cisterns of Tawila and Gold Mohur Hotel.
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. Cisterns of Tawila is situated 3½ km southeast of Somalipura.
Gold Mohur Hotel
Hotel
The Gold Mohur Hotel is a resort hotel on Aden, Yemen. On 29 December 1992, Al Qaeda conducted its first known terrorist attack in Aden, bombing the Gold Mohur Hotel, where U.S. servicemen were known to have been staying en route to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope. Gold Mohur Hotel is situated 2½ km southwest of Somalipura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aden and Crater.
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.
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. Crater is situated 4 km east of Somalipura.
Somalipura
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mualla District, Aden Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
12.79016° or 12° 47′ 25″ northLongitude
45.00128° or 45° 0′ 5″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
7H47Q2R2+3GGeoNames ID
70482
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