Middle East
Yemen
Aden Governorate

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.
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Photo: Amspost, Public domain.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: historical fort
  • Also known as: “Sira Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cisterns of Tawila and Saba’ Palace.

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.

Building
Saba' Palace is a palace in , . It overlooks the Arabian Sea. 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 , . 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.

Photo: T3n60, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the , on the Gulf of at the southern end of the Red Sea. It is a very picturesque city with a mix of traditional Arabic and British influences.

Sira Castle

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
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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 Jabal Sirah and ابو دست.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sira Castle”. Photo: Amspost, Public domain.