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Aridity and Color Mark Aden Rock Fortress City on the Red Sea
National Geographic notes Aden’s arid landscape and vivid color palette as a desert fortress hub. It describes the Aden tanks water system, diverse residents including Europeans Indians Parsis Arabs and Somalis, the old crater town, Steamer Point, surrounding tribes and the Tower of Silence, with daily life scenes from markets to dhow sailing and Bedouin activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
Bab el Mandeb
Red Sea
Aden
Arabian Coast
Arabia
Somaliland
Ethiopia
Egypt
India
Steamer Point
Ma’ala
Little Aden
Jebel Ihsan
Jebel Shamshan
Somalipura
Perim Island
Africa
Ash Shams
Shamshan
Crescent
Sheikh ’Othman
Allah
Alps
Yemen