Slave Island

Slave Island is an island in , . Slave Island is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Yemen
  • Also known as: “Jazīrat al ‘Abīd”, “Jazīrat al ‘Ummāl”, “Jazirat Sawaeyih”, and “Jazīrat Sawayih”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cisterns of Tawila and Saba’ Palace.

Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , or the Tawila Tanks, is a historic site in , 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. is situated 3½ km south of Slave Island.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aden and Crater.

Photo: T3n60, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the , on the Gulf of at the southern end of the Red Sea. It is a very picturesque city with a mix of traditional Arabic and British influences.

Suburb
Photo: Haimasoph, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also Kraytar, is a district of the , . Its official name is Seera. It is situated in a of an ancient volcano which forms the Shamsan Mountains. As of 2003, the district had a population of 76,723 people. is situated 4 km southeast of Slave Island.

Slave Island

Latitude
12.80556° or 12° 48′ 20″ north
Longitude
45.01833° or 45° 1′ 6″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
7H47R249+68
Geo­Names ID
80468
Wiki­data ID
Q31284969
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Satellite Map

Discover Slave Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Cebuano—“Slave Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة العمال”
  • Cebuano: “Jazīrat al ‘Ummāl”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ash Shābāt and Ḩayy as Salām.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jabal Hadid and Qays al Hammal.

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