Al Mathaf al Watani
Al Mathaf al Watani is a museum in Crater District, Aden Governorate. Al Mathaf al Watani is situated nearby to Babel Hospital, as well as near the mosque مسجد عبداللطيف العراقي.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sira Castle and Cisterns of Tawila.
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 720 metres east of Al Mathaf al Watani.
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.
Saba’ Palace
Building
Saba' Palace is a palace in Aden, Yemen. It overlooks the Arabian Sea. Saba’ Palace is situated 2½ km north of Al Mathaf al Watani.
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.
Al Mathaf al Watani
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Al Matḩaf al Waţanī”, “Al Sultan Palace Museum”, “Mathaf Qasr as Sultan”, “Matḩaf Qaşr as Sulţān”, “National Museum”, and “متحف قصر السلطان”
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Crater District, Aden Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
12.77883° or 12° 46′ 44″ northLongitude
45.04307° or 45° 2′ 35″ eastOpen location code
7H47Q2HV+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 6937224634OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
“Al Mathaf al Watani” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “المتحف الوطني”
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