{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Short description|Port in Yemen}} {{Infobox port | image = Green Lighthouse.jpg | name = Port of Aden | country = {{flag|Yemen}} | location = Aden | operated = Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation | coordinates = {{coord|12.7912|N|44.9855|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map_geomask = yes | pushpin_map = Yemen <!-- Location ------------------>| website = https://www.portofaden.net/en }}

The '''Port of Aden''' is a port situated in Aden on the Gulf of Aden. It is the largest and one of the most important ports in Yemen.

== Location == The Port of Aden is situated approximately {{convert|170|km|sp=us}} east of the strait of Bab Al Mandeb, which connects the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aden City Profile |url=https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/2020/11/01_aden_city_profile.pdf}}</ref> The port is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2019 |title=The port of Aden overcomes the crisis, regains its strength |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/68306/The-port-of-Aden-overcomes-the-crisis-regains-its-strength |access-date=29 October 2022 |website=EgyptToday}}</ref> Serving as an important oil storage and refueling station for tankers, the port was the second busiest harbour for refuelling, in the world after New York in the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ميناء عدن {{!}} اليمن يعوّل على &quot;ميناء عدن&quot; لجعله بوابته للعالم الخارجي |url=https://www.portofaden.net/ar/news/show/421/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%91%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%22%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%86%22-%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A |access-date=29 October 2022 |website=www.portofaden.net}}</ref> center|thumb|Port of Aden in 1890–1900

== Port facilities ==

* Ma'alla Multipurpose and Container Terminal<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Port of Aden - Services & Facilities |url=https://www.portofaden.com/Services.html#up |access-date=29 October 2022 |website=www.portofaden.com}}</ref> * Aden Container Terminal<ref name=":0" />

* Oil Harbour<ref name=":0" /> * Fishing Harbour<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==

* Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation * Gulf of Aden * Hudaydah Port

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [https://www.portofaden.net/en Official website]

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