Place details
Place nameAdan
Other namesAdan, Aden, Al'Aden, A-tan, Adana
CountryAl-Yaman
Latitude12.783
Longitude45.05
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Strategic seaport at the entrance to the Red Sea; trading port since the1st millenium BCE; important to Romans; on medieval Arab trade route between Red Sea, Persian Gulf & India; ruled by Turks in the 16th century, and by Sultan of San'a from 17th century.