Hai al Aidrus

Hai al Aidrus is a suburb in Crater District, Governorate Number One. Hai al Aidrus is situated nearby to the locality Tower of Silence, as well as near the suburb Crater.

Places of Interest

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.

Saba’ Palace

Building

Saba' Palace is a palace in Aden, Yemen. It overlooks the Arabian Sea. Saba’ Palace is situated 3 km north of Hai al Aidrus.

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.

Hai al Aidrus

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “Al ‘Aydarūs”, “Hai al Aidrus, Ḩayy al Idrīs, Hai al Aidrus, Hayy al Idris”, and “Ḩayy al Idrīs”
Category: locality
Location: Crater District, Governorate Number One, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

12.77361° or 12° 46′ 25″ north

Longitude

45.03444° or 45° 2′ 4″ east

Elevation

39 metres (128 feet)

Open location code

7H47Q2FM+CQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1218233768

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

415202

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Hai al Aidrus” goes by many names.

Arabic: “العيدروس”
Arabic: “حي الإدريس”
French: “Hai al Aidrus”
German: “Hai al Aidrus”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tower of Silence and Crater.

Notable Places Nearby

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