Al Ma`alla‘

Al Ma`alla‘ is a suburb in Mualla District, Governorate Number One. Al Ma`alla‘ is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hafoon, as well as near Sheikh Ishaq.

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 Al Ma`alla‘.

Gold Mohur Hotel

Hotel

The Gold Mohur Hotel is a resort hotel in Aden, Yemen. Gold Mohur Hotel is situated 2½ km southwest of Al Ma`alla‘.

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 Al Ma`alla‘.

Al Ma`alla‘

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “Al Ma‘alla”, “Al Ma‘allā’”, “Al Ma`alla”, “Al Mu‘alā’”, “Al Mu`ala‘”, “Ma‘ala”, “Ma‘alah”, “Ma‘allah”, “Ma`ala”, “Ma`alah”, “Ma`allah”, and “Maalla”
Category: locality
Location: Mualla District, Governorate Number One, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

12.78987° or 12° 47′ 24″ north

Longitude

45.00244° or 45° 0′ 9″ east

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Open location code

7H47Q2Q2+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6937083123

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

73422

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Al Ma`alla‘” goes by many names.

Arabic: “المعلا”
Arabic: “المعلاء”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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