Fun facts about Al Hudaydah
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Hodeidah was first mentioned in Islamic chronicles in the year 1454/55.
Al Hudaydah
Yemen
Hodeidah, also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or al-Hudaydah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea and it is the centre of Al Hudaydah Governorate. As of 2023, it had an estimated population of 735,000.
From the “History” section
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During the 19th century, Hodeidah had a large slave market with slaves coming from the Oromia region of modern Ethiopia.
Al Hudaydah
Yemen
Hodeidah, also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or al-Hudaydah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea and it is the centre of Al Hudaydah Governorate. As of 2023, it had an estimated population of 735,000.
From the “History” section
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As of June 2018, three quarters of humanitarian and commercial cargo entering Yemen arrived via Hudaydah Port.
Al Hudaydah
Yemen
Hodeidah, also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or al-Hudaydah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea and it is the centre of Al Hudaydah Governorate. As of 2023, it had an estimated population of 735,000.
From the “Economy” section
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Hodeidah is generally composed of a flat plain that gently slopes towards the sea.
Al Hudaydah
Yemen
Hodeidah, also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or al-Hudaydah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea and it is the centre of Al Hudaydah Governorate. As of 2023, it had an estimated population of 735,000.
From the “Topography” section
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Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0
There are over 40 Yemeni islands in the Red Sea off the coast of Hodeidah.
Al Hudaydah
Yemen
Hodeidah, also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or al-Hudaydah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea and it is the centre of Al Hudaydah Governorate. As of 2023, it had an estimated population of 735,000.
From the “Topography” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0