Khawr Maksar
Khawr Maksar is a suburb in Khur Maksar District, Aden Governorate 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.
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, Aden Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.81152° or 12° 48′ 42″ northLongitude
45.03601° or 45° 2′ 10″ eastPopulation
47,000Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
7H47R26P+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1218241550OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
73786Wikidata ID
Q13641424
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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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