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Aden (Arabic: عَدَنْ, romanized: ʿAdan, Old South Arabian: 𐩲𐩵𐩬) is a port city located in Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea. It is situated approximately 170 km (110 mi) east of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and north of the Gulf of Aden.
In 1839 Britain captured the town of Aden (now part of Yemen) in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. Here we explore a short history of the Aden emergency.
Aden Colony (Arabic: مُسْتْعَمَرَةْ عَدَنْ, Musta'marat 'Adan), also the Colony of Aden, located in the south of contemporary Yemen, was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1963. It consisted of the port of Aden and its immediate surroundings (an area of 192 km 2 (74 sq mi)).
Jun 16, 2024 · Aden, city of Yemen. Situated along the north coast of the Gulf of Aden, it lies on a peninsula enclosing the eastern side of Al-Tawahi Harbour. The peninsula enclosing the western side of the harbour is called Little Aden. From 1968 until 1990 Aden was the capital of South Yemen.
The Aden Emergency - Find information about the British territory and conflict in Aden between 1963 to 1967. If you or your close family served with the Armed Forces, the support agencies or one of the many civilian organisations who operated within Aden or The Protectorate you are eligible to become a member.
Partly inspired by Gamal Abdel Nasser 's pan-Arab nationalism, it began on 14 October 1963 with the throwing of a grenade at a gathering of British officials at Aden Airport. A state of emergency was then declared in the British Crown colony of Aden and its hinterland, the Aden Protectorate.
The Aden Emergency (1963-67) was an insurgency against British rule in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. The unrest hastened British plans for withdrawal and marked the end of 20 years of decolonisation.
The Aden Emergency: 14 Oct 1963 – 30 Nov 1967. An armed rebellion by the NLF and FLOSY. Here we explore a short history of the Aden emergency
Aden, Seaport city (pop., 2004 prelim.: 580,000), southern Yemen, on the Gulf of Aden. It was a principal terminus of the spice road of western Arabia for about 1,000 years before the 3rd century ad. It then became a trading centre under Yemeni, Ethiopian, and Arab control.
The story of Aden’s history and heritage is a fascinating one. From the recently discovered Neolithic structure to the 10th-century Book of Deer, to today’s Country Park designed landscape, laid out in the 18th and 19th centuries, there is a lot to learn from Aden’s past.
