Sira Castle
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.
Amspost, Public domain.- Castle
- …is also known as “Sira Fortress”
- Description: historical fort
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Cisterns of Tawila and Saba’ Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crater and Aden.
Crater
Crater, also Kraytar, is a district of the Aden Governorate, Yemen.
Aden
Aden is a city in the Yemeni Coastal Plains, on the Gulf of Aden 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
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Indonesian—“Sira Castle” goes by many names.
قلعة صيرةArabic
希拉堡Chinese
Sira-fortDutch
قلعة صيرهEgyptian Arabic
Benteng SiraIndonesian
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Mount Sira and ابو دست.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sira Fish Market and ابو دست.
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