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Aden (AH-duhn)
· Common clues: Yemeni city; Arabian gulf; Gulf near the Red Sea; Arabian peninsula port
· Crossword puzzle frequency: Once a month
· Frequency in English language: 21373 / 86800
Aden is a city in Yemen. It is a natural port, built on an old volcanic site and first used by the ancient Kingdom of Awsan between the 5th and 7th centuries BC.
Map
of Yemen from World Factbook
Aden consists of a number of small towns: the port city, the industrial city known as Little Aden with its large oil refinery, and Madinat ash-Sha'b, the centre of government. Two suburbs, Khormaksar and Sheikh Othman, lie north of the old city, with the international airport situated between them.
It was the capital of the People's Democratic Republic of the Yemen until the unification of North and South Yemen when it was declared a free trade zone. It gives its name to the Gulf of Aden.
The USS Cole bombing happened in this city on October 12, 2000.
The
U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) (foreground)
remains moored to a refueling platform in the industrial harbor in
Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 15, 2000. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer
was the target of a suspected terrorist attack which took place in
the port of Aden on Oct. 12, 2000, during a scheduled refueling.
Nine sailors were killed and eight have been listed as missing.
DoD photo.
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