Al Mukalla
Al Mukalla | |
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 Mukalla as seen from the Indian Ocean | |
  Al Mukalla Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 14°32′N 49°08′E / 14.533°N 49.133°E | |
| Kintra |  Yemen |
| Govrenorate | Hadhramaut |
| Foondit | 1035 |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 323,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Al Mukalla (Arabic: المكلا Al Mukallā) is a main sea port an the caipital ceety o the Hadramaut coastal region in Yemen in the soothren pairt o Arabie on the Gulf o Aden close tae the Arabie Sea. It is locatit 480 km (300 mi) east o Aden an is the maist important port in the Govrenorate o Hadramaut, the lairgest govrenorate in Sooth Arabie.
Al Mukalla is the fowert lairgest ceety in Yemen wi a population o approximately 300,000. The ceety is servit bi the nearbi Riyan Airport.
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Al Mukalla wis foondit in 1035 as a fishin dounset. This aurie wis includit in Oman till middle o XI century an later this aurie wis includit in Yemen.
It wis the caipital o the Qu'aiti State o Hadhramaut till 1967 when it became a pairt o Sooth Yemen. The Qu'aiti State wis pairt o the Eastren Aden Protectorate till that merger. A Breetish Resident Advisor wis stationed at Al Mukalla.
Education
[eedit | eedit soorce]The College ofMedicine o the Hadhramout University is locatit in Al Mukalla.