Talk:Aden
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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.
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- See here: ADEN cannon. Ian Dunster 11:00, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] 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
The Al-qaeda talking is worthless regarding their millenium history and specifically to their independence struggle.
[edit] Terrorism?
Was the Al Qaida attack terrorism? Seems like they were after US troops... Dave420 17:51, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
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- 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)
[edit] Map
I think this article needs a map so we can know exactly where the town is. Suicup 14:30, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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 [1]) Greetings --78.52.7.85 (talk) 18:40, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
