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Aden

Aden is a port city in southern Yemen, built in the crater of an extinct volcano near the entrance to the Red Sea. For centuries a hub of trade between India, Arabia and Egypt under Yemeni dynasties such as the Zurayids and Rasulids, it was taken by Britain in 1839 and became a major coaling station and colony. It was the capital of South Yemen from 1967 to 1990.

Aden
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Adal SultanateFoundation, Socioeconomy, GovernanceHimyarite KingdomSocioeconomySouth YemenFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Decline, SummaryRepublic of YemenFoundation, Military, Decline, SummaryRepublic of SomalilandFoundation

Mentioned in 29 state histories

Sulayhid dynastyZurayid dynastyEmirate of KishMahdid dynastyAyyubid YemenRasulid dynastyWarsangali SultanateTahirid SultanateYemen EyaletQasimid StateFadhli SultanateLower Yafa Sultanateand 17 more

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aden. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aden
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“Aden.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aden. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Aden.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aden.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Aden’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aden (Accessed: ).

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