Steamer Point
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Steamer Point was the main commercial and administrative district of the former British Colony of Aden, centered around its harbor and port facilities.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative district
ⓘ
commercial district ⓘ district ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | seat of colonial commercial administration in Aden ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aden Protectorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Aden Protectorate (regional context)
Port of Aden ⓘ |
| colonialType | port city district ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom (historical colonial administration)
|
| currentCountry | Yemen ⓘ |
| economicRole |
shipping center
ⓘ
trade hub ⓘ transit point for maritime traffic between Europe and Asia ⓘ |
| governingPower | British Empire ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
harbor
ⓘ
port facilities ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
administrative offices
ⓘ
commercial buildings ⓘ docks ⓘ warehouses ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period in Aden ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | former main district of Aden under British rule ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
English (administration, historical) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aden
ⓘ
Colony of Aden ⓘ
surface form:
Aden Colony
Arabian Peninsula ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Port of Aden
ⓘ
surface form:
Aden harbor
|
| locatedOn | Gulf of Aden ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aden
ⓘ
surface form:
Aden Settlement
Colony of Aden ⓘ
surface form:
British Colony of Aden
|
| region |
Aden
ⓘ
surface form:
Aden Governorate
|
| significance |
main administrative district of Aden Colony
ⓘ
main commercial district of Aden Colony ⓘ principal port area of Aden under British rule ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
coaling station on route to India (historical)
ⓘ
naval and commercial harbor ⓘ |
| transportMode | maritime shipping ⓘ |
| urbanType | waterfront district ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
merchant shipping ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.