Yemen
Aden Governorate
Crater District

Khosaf

Khosaf is a neighborhood in , . Khosaf is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cisterns of Tawila and Sira Castle.

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.

Castle
Photo: Amspost, Public domain.
Sira Fortress/Castle is a military site in , . The original fortress dates to the 11th century, and is still in use today by the Yemeni military.

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.

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.

Khosaf

Latitude
12.78536° or 12° 47′ 7″ north
Longitude
45.02946° or 45° 1′ 46″ east
Open location code
7H47Q2PH+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6312902319
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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Satellite Map

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

“Khosaf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الخساف”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as معسكر 20 and حي البغدة.

Notable Places Nearby

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