Sira Castle

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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Amspost, Public domain.
  • Castle
  • …is also known as “Sira Fortress”
  • Description: historical fort

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cisterns of Tawila and Saba’ Palace.

Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , or the Tawila Tanks…

Building
Saba' Palace is a palace in , . is situated 2½ km northwest of Sira Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crater and Aden.

Suburb
Photo: Haimasoph, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also Kraytar, is a district of the , .

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is a city in the , on the Gulf of at the southern end of the Red Sea.

Sira Castle

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Latitude
12.77896° or 12° 46′ 44″ north
Longitude
45.04967° or 45° 2′ 59″ east
Open location code
7H47Q2HX+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95428201
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1527588

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Indonesian—“Sira Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة صيرة”
  • Chinese: “希拉堡”
  • Dutch: “Sira-fort”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة صيره”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Sira”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Sira and ابو دست.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Al Sayyad Restaurant and Bakery and Sira Beaches Restaurant & Resort.

Yemen: Highlights

Notable places include Sana’a and Aden.

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