Aden /Adan is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern
approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden), some 110 miles (170 kilometres)
east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately a million people. Aden's
ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of a dormant volcano which now
forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a low isthmus. This harbour,
Front Bay, was first used by the
ancient Kingdom of Awsan between the 5th and 7th centuries BC. The modern
harbour is on the other side of the peninsula.
Aden consists of a number of distinct
