Mathaf `Adan
Mathaf `Adan is a museum in Crater District, Aden Governorate. Mathaf `Adan is situated nearby to the mosque مسجد سلمان الفارسي رضي الله عنه, as well as near مسجد الشيخ صالح العراقي.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 Mathaf `Adan.
Saba’ Palace
Building
Saba' Palace is a palace in Aden, Yemen. It overlooks the Arabian Sea. Saba’ Palace is situated 3 km north of Mathaf `Adan.
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.
Mathaf `Adan
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Aden Museum” and “Matḩaf ‘Adan”
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Crater District, Aden Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.77533° or 12° 46′ 31″ northLongitude
45.03153° or 45° 1′ 54″ eastOpen location code
7H47Q2GJ+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 6937224627OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
“Mathaf `Adan” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف عدن”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مسجد سلمان الفارسي رضي الله عنه and مسجد الشيخ صالح العراقي.
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