Round Island
Round Island is an island in Aden Governorate, Yemen. Round Island is situated nearby to At Tawahi District, as well as near the suburb Hayy al Qulu`ah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in ‘Adan Governorate, Yemen
- Also known as: “Jazīrat Denafa”
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 northeast of Round Island.
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 northwest of Round 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. Crater is situated 4 km northeast of Round Island.
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.
Round Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Aden Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Round Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Round Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as At Tawahi District and Hayy al Qulu`ah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Round Island Bay and Conquest Bay.
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