Sira Island
Sira Island is an island in Crater District, Aden Governorate. Sira Island is situated nearby to the suburb Hai al Qati, as well as near Al Alhalieh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Yemen
- Also known as: “Ṣīra” and “Şīrah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sira Castle and Cisterns of Tawila.
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.
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.
Saba’ Palace
Building
Saba' Palace is a palace in Aden, Yemen. It overlooks the Arabian Sea. Saba’ Palace is situated 2½ km north of Sira Island.
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.
Sira Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Crater District, Aden Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Cebuano—“Sira Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “صيرة”
- Cebuano: “Şīrah”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hai al Qati and Al Qaţī‘.
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Highlights include Jabal Sirah and Front Bay.
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