British Colonial Aden and Maala District
Walk through the colonial heart of Aden in the Maala and Tawahi districts, exploring the grand civic buildings, seaside promenades, and eclectic architecture of Britain most important Arabian port.
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Tawahi District
Explore Tawahi, the historic colonial town also called Steamer Point, where the Crescent Hotel, British Resident offices, and fine merchant buildings still stand amid palms along the seafront.
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Aden Museum
Visit the Aden Museum in the former Maala British barracks building, displaying artifacts from ancient South Arabia, the colonial period, and the brief People Democratic Republic of Yemen era.
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Maala Promenade
Walk the Maala seafront promenade where colonial-era warehouses and trading offices face the inner harbor, the waterfront that once handled the massive coal bunkering trade of the steam shipping era.
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Military Cemetery
Visit the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Aden, immaculately maintained and holding the graves of British and Commonwealth soldiers who died in service at this strategic Arabian outpost.
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Clock Tower
Find the colonial clock tower, a classic piece of British municipal architecture transplanted to Arabia, once the timekeeper for the port operations that ran around the clock in Aden busy harbor.
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Crescent Hotel
See the grand Crescent Hotel, the finest hotel in colonial Aden that once accommodated royalty, generals, and travelers on the empire route between Britain, India, and East Africa during the great steam age.
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