Al Taweelah Tanks

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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 2½ km east of Al Taweelah Tanks.

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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.

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