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ʻAdan (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 12 47 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 12.7833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 045 03 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 45.0500 decimal degrees |
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Note: 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 and India; ruled by Turks in the 16th century, and by Sultan of San'a from 17th century. |
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| ʻAdan (preferred,C,V)
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| Aden (C,V,English-P)
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| Adan (C,V)
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| Al'Aden (C,V)
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| A-tan (C,V)
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| עדן (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Adana (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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ʻAdan (governorate) (P) |
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ʻAdan (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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trading post since 1st mill. BC |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (B) |
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of Aden Protectorate, from late 19th cen.; of Adan governorate, currently |
| port (C) |
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| national capital (H) |
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of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, from 1968 |
| military center (H) |
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site of British naval base 1839-1967 |
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