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Mukalla

Mukalla
ٱلْمُكَلَّا (Arabic)
City and Federal Capital
Khor Al-Mukalla
Mukalla viewed from the old port
Al-Gwayzi fort
Al Rawda Moaque
Khor of Al-Mukalla with Ash-Sharj in the background
Riyan International Airport
Nickname: 
Bride of the Arabian Sea
Mukalla is located in Yemen
Mukalla
Mukalla
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 14°32′N 49°08′E / 14.533°N 49.133°E / 14.533; 49.133
Country Yemen
RegionHadhramaut Region Hadramaut
GovernorateHadramaut
Founded as a fishing settlement in1035
Area
 • Total
757.94 sq mi (1,963.05 km2)
Elevation
1,178 ft (359 m)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
594,951 Increase
DemonymMukallawi
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Area code+967-5

Mukalla (Arabic: ٱلْمُكَلَّا, romanized: Al Mukallā), officially the Mukalla City District (Arabic: مديرية مدينة المكلا), is a seaport and the capital city district of Yemen's largest governorate, Hadhramaut.[2] The city is in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the Gulf of Aden, on the shores of the Arabian Sea, about 480 kilometres (300 miles) east of Aden. It is the most important port city in the Hadhramaut region. It is also the sixth-largest city in Yemen, with a population of approximately 595,000 as of 2023.[3] The city is served by the nearby Riyan International Airport.

  1. ^ "Al-Mukalla Population 2023".
  2. ^ McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "10: Southeast Yemen". Yemen. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 191–198. ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.
  3. ^ "Al-Mukalla Population 2023". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.

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