Hayy al Qulu`ah

Hayy al Qulu`ah is a suburb in Mualla District, Governorate Number One. Hayy al Qulu`ah is situated nearby to the suburb Al Ma`alla‘, as well as near the neighborhood Hafoon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cisterns of Tawila and Gold Mohur Hotel.

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. Cisterns of Tawila is situated 3½ km east of Hayy al Qulu`ah.

Gold Mohur Hotel

Hotel

The Gold Mohur Hotel is a resort hotel in Aden, Yemen.

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 east of Hayy al Qulu`ah.

Hayy al Qulu`ah

Type: Suburb
Also known as: “Al Qulū‘ah”, “Al Qulu`ah”, “Ḩayy al Qalū‘ah”, “Hayy al Qalu`ah”, and “Ḩayy al Qulū‘ah”
Category: locality
Location: Mualla District, Governorate Number One, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

12.78412° or 12° 47′ 3″ north

Longitude

44.99885° or 44° 59′ 56″ east

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

7H46QXMX+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6052909195

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

7489905

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Hayy al Qulu`ah” goes by many names.

Arabic: “القلوعة”
Arabic: “حي القلوعة”
French: “Hayy al Qulu`ah”
German: “Hayy al Qulu`ah”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Ma`alla‘ and Hafoon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Al-Rawda Sports Club and The Great Mosque of Al-Qalou’a.

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