Khawr Maksar

Khawr Maksar is a suburb in Khur Maksar District, Governorate Number One and has about 47,000 residents. Khawr Maksar is situated nearby to the neighborhood Asakanieh Unit, as well as near the suburb Sa’ada neighborhood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saba’ Palace and Sira Castle.

Saba’ Palace

Building

Saba' Palace is a palace in Aden, Yemen. It overlooks the Arabian Sea.

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. Sira Castle is situated 4 km south of Khawr Maksar.

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 south of Khawr Maksar.

Khawr Maksar

Type: Suburb with 47,000 residents
Also known as: “Khormaksar” and “Khūr Maksar”
Categories: neighborhood of Yemen and locality
Location: Khur Maksar District, Governorate Number One, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

12.81152° or 12° 48′ 42″ north

Longitude

45.03601° or 45° 2′ 10″ east

Population

47,000

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

7H47R26P+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1218241550

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

73786

Wikidata ID

Q13641424

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Khawr Maksar” goes by many names.

Arabic: “خور مكسر”
Cebuano: “Khur Maksar”
Chinese: “歌麥石”
Chinese: “科梅喀瑟”
Dutch: “Khormaksar”
French: “Khawr Maksar”
German: “Khawr Maksar”

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