Al Ma`alla‘
Al Ma`alla‘ is a suburb in Mualla District, Aden Governorate. Al Ma`alla‘ is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hafoon, as well as near Sheikh Ishaq حي الشيخ إسحاق.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, Aden Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.78987° or 12° 47′ 24″ northLongitude
45.00244° or 45° 0′ 9″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
7H47Q2Q2+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6937083123OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames 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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