Port of Aden

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The Port of Aden is a major natural harbor and commercial seaport in Yemen, strategically located near the entrance to the Red Sea along key international shipping routes.

Aliases (2)

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf natural harbor
seaport
connectedTo Indian Ocean
Red Sea NERFINISHED
country Yemen
hasFacility bunkering facilities
container terminal
general cargo berths
ship repair yard
tanker berths
hasFunction commercial shipping
container handling
oil bunkering
ship repair
transshipment
hasPart Aden Container Terminal
Ma'alla Terminal
inner harbor
oil harbor
outer harbor
hasStatus all-weather port
natural deep-water harbor
historicalRole British colonial port
important coaling station in the 19th century
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Aden
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3
locatedNear Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
entrance to the Red Sea
locatedOn crater of an extinct volcano
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Aden NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Aden
nearbySeaLane Suez Canal–Indian Ocean route
operatedBy Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation
ownedBy Government of Yemen
partOf Red Sea shipping route
region Arabian Peninsula
securityContext affected by conflict in Yemen
serves Aden Governorate NERFINISHED
Republic of Yemen
strategicImportance key refueling point for international shipping
major node on Asia–Europe shipping route
UNLOCODE YEADE
usedFor export of Yemeni goods
import of fuel
regional trade
wasUnderControlOf Aden Protectorate
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Aden
Gulf of Aden
hasPort
Maalla ("Aden port area")
adjacentTo
Steamer Point
associatedWith
Steamer Point ("Aden harbor")
locatedNear
Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
nearbyPort

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