Tower of Silence
Tower of Silence is a tower in Crater District, Aden Governorate. Tower of Silence is situated nearby to the reservoir Cisterns of Tawila, as well as near the suburb Crater.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cisterns of Tawila and Sira Castle.
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.
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 2 km east of Tower of Silence.
Saba’ Palace
Building
Saba' Palace is a palace in Aden, Yemen. It overlooks the Arabian Sea. Saba’ Palace is situated 3½ km north of Tower of Silence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crater and Aden.
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.
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.
Tower of Silence
- Type: Tower
- Location: Crater District, Aden Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
12.77222° or 12° 46′ 20″ northLongitude
45.03167° or 45° 1′ 54″ eastElevation
109 metres (358 feet)Open location code
7H47Q2CJ+VMGeoNames ID
415179
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