Talk:Aden

Aden armament
I think there is an unrelated group of ADEN armaments- does anyone know details? -FZ 13:35, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)

A: I was in the royal Air Force during the 1960's and though I was not conncted to the armanents business I seem to remember that a gun system used on I think Hunter aircraft was collectively called the aden gun system.


 * See here: ADEN cannon. Ian Dunster 11:00, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Steamers
The article says about steamers "So, in the mid-nineteenth century, it became necessary to replenish coal and boiler water." Surely steamers used sea water for their boilers. The quantity needed if they used fresh would have been prohibitive. 80.169.162.100 (talk) 15:41, 20 November 2008 (UTC) David Blake 30 November 2008


 * About the boiler water: S.C.Brees' Illustrated Glossary of Paractical Architecture and Civil Engineering etc (1852), page 402, in the article on steam boats, says 'The deposit occurring in the boilers of steam boats is much greater than those of other engines, owing to the salt and other impurities contained in the water employed; and this icrustation becomes considerable if not frequently attended to.' The suggestion that sea water was used in boilers seems therefore, to be supported. (RJPe (talk) 17:18, 22 July 2009 (UTC))

Bagpipe tune
There should be some mention of the bagpipe tune Barren Rocks of Aden. It's a fairly standard tune, just about every piper in the world should know it. -Bob the piper

Agreed. Wwwhatsup (talk) 03:55, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Terrorism?
Was the Al Qaida attack terrorism? Seems like they were after US troops... Dave420 17:51, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Don't let the Republicans hear any of that talk. You're being silly, it's quite clear really: civilians attacking US troops = terrorism; US troops attacking civilians = War On Terror. 143.252.80.100 12:53, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Map
I think this article needs a map so we can know exactly where the town is. Suicup 14:30, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Try this (RJP 20:43, 19 September 2006 (UTC))

Aden evacuation to Honington
Islay 13:25, 7 January 2007 (UTC)I was in Aden as a teenager in 1967. I lived in Khormaksar whilst my father worked at Steamer Point hospital. We were evacuated out as a family in the summer of 1967 and were accommodated at RAF Honington. This will be 40 years this summer, and I am concious that I have no contacts with others who were evacuated out at the time. I wondered if there was any of you reading this who could advise of friends/family who were amongst the group who moved to Honington.

Reference to thia is made in the book "From barren rocks to living stones", written by Jon Magee, published by author house in 2008. Try looking for other deails also at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jonathanrtm

Jonathanrtm (talk) 16:43, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

description
That initial description doesn't include Steamer Point, Maala, or Tarshyne. Steamer Point was very much the center of Aden when I was there (59-61). It was a major stooping off point for Liners going through Suez, and had a little park and a shopping center. The Crescent Hotel & the police station anchored it. Is it possibly renamed to Madinat ash-Sha'b? Tarshyne was a hilly resort area to its west. To its east, connecting to Crater, was a dual carriageway - the Maala Strait leading past the Shazam cinema to the khat market, where one either forked right through the turkish fortifications to Crater, or left to Khormaksar, and then on to Sheik Othman with it's lush gardens, where camel races were occasionally held. Crater's major attractions, apart from it's bustling bazaar, were Sheba's Baths - a bunch of derelict antigue reservoirs dug out of the side of the volcano, and a small castle built on an island in the bay.Wwwhatsup

Thanks to Eprados for a nice rewrite of the description. It's a lot better. Wwwhatsup 21:22, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Portuguese rule?
I have several sources, telling Aden was under Portuguese rule between 1513 and 1548. One source told, there was only a try to conquer Aden in 1513. Does anybody have any information about the Portuguese in Aden? --J. Patrick Fischer 09:12, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

British English or American?
It's mixed at the moment. My instinct would be British English as its a former British colony. Jooler (talk) 13:36, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

1839
Is the day of "January 19, 1839" for capturing correct? Britannica 1911 writes: "the place was captured and annexed to British India on the 16th of January 1839." (See ) Greetings --78.52.7.85 (talk) 18:40, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

English pronunciation
In spite of what is indicated in the article right now, the correct pronunciation of Aden in English rhymes with "maiden". Varlaam (talk) 08:43, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

North Yemen republicans?
I'm no expert on the region, but when I read this, it looked like a mistake:

"In order to stabilise Aden and the surrounding Aden Protectorate from the designs of the Egyptian backed republicans of North Yemen, the British attempted to gradually unite the disparate states of the region"

I thought North Yemen was the royalist faction and that the Egyptian-backed republicans were fighting against them? Or does it mean republican elements within the royalist north? It's not clear. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.120.232.139 (talk) 06:56, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

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Main Sites
There is a lack of information regarding the "Main Sites." Adding to this will help understand the history and culture within Aden.

The Rimbaud House: There is an interesting journal about The Rimbaud House and its history. It also talks about its controversy being French in a once British colonized area. More details on the "main sites" would be helpful, but also a whole new page could be added on The Rimbaud House alone.

Kelsietravers (talk) 23:36, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

The beaches of Aden and Little Aden: This should go over location, details, and tourism more in depth.

The Palace of the Sultanate of Lahej/National Museum: Not sure what this is or why it has two different names. Should be both expanded and hyperlinked. Kelsietravers (talk) 01:44, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

I added information to the above three main sites and hyperlinks when I could. The Rimbaud House has an interesting symbolic meaning that could be expanded on more. In addition, detailed information about beaches and locations were difficult to find. However, I added some general information using sources that will hopefully help make sense of these sites a bit more.

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"City"
I'm confused about the figures in the infobox. On Yemens main page it speaks to the country being divided into governorates, which are then divided into districts, which are further subdivided into, then into subdistricts, and then into villages. I only see one governorate-level municipality mentioned (Al-Asemah). On the Aden Governorate page, it doesn't mention "Aden" as a subdvision, only the districts of the governorate. So what is the area and population figure given in the infobox for?

If Aden is not a "city" in the sense of a defined local government area with borders apart from that of the governorate, that needs to be made explicitly clear. If the information in the infobox is measuring some statistical "city" of Aden, then the figures given should be under the name or "urban area" or "settlement" or something, not "city." This goes for every "city" in Yemen if these aren't municipal corporations/local government areas. --Criticalthinker (talk) 04:43, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Nothing about etymology of the name
Typically there's an "Etymology" section before History and Geography and such. BetweenCupsOfTea (talk) 07:07, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Last eruption
I came here looking for the approximate date of the last eruption of that volcano that the city sits in. (Jebel Shamsan) FatBear1 (talk) 16:38, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Seal of Aden
is there an official seal of aden because when i used to live there, i've never seen one  Abo Yemen ✉  11:00, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Lede
Someone has put a "too long lede" tag on the article. Reading the lede, half of it sounds like it was written by the Aden Chamber of Commerce an is a bit to promotional, without really saying anything specific. I'm going to trim all the fluff and only put WP:Verifiable statements in the lead. Ashmoo (talk) 08:31, 17 July 2023 (UTC)


 * could you tell me which paragraph sounds like a promotion so that ill try to fix it  Abo Yemen ✉  13:26, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
 * @Ashmoo could you please elaborate  Abo Yemen ✉  16:37, 13 August 2023 (UTC)