Seera Castle — Attraction in Aden City

واحدة من المعالم السياحية لمدينة عدن ... تحكي إصرار وشجاعة الناس في ذلك الزمان في الدفاع عن أرضهم ضد المعتدين. طريق الصعود إلى القلعة منحدر قليلاً .. لذا يحبذ أن تلبس حذاء رياضي عند زيارتك .. ومدة الصعودة تتراوح من 7 إلى 10 دقائق حسب اللياقة .. ورسوم الدخول تكلف 100 ريال يمني فقط للفرد. وكما هو حال معظم المعالم التاريخية .. يشكو هذا الصرح الإهمال الشديد فترى الكتابات على الجدران والقمامة منتشرة .. وبعض الجدران المكسورة . وكنصيحة .. قم بجلب مياه معدنية باردة عند زيارتك لأنه لا يوجد بائعون متجولون في الأعلى .. ومن ثم إذا كنت تنوي زيارتها مع عائلتك .. فيستحسن زيارتها عند الغروب .. عندما تكون أشعة الشمس غير قوية.

It's one of the touristic landmarks in Aden, it defines the insistence and bravery of the people at that time. This Castle has served as an impregnable Wall against the invaders.

The way towards the castle is about 7 minutes walk as a Maximum for a young person, it's a little bit steep so it's better to wear a boot; but it's OK if you wearing a high heels shoes. You will have to pay ( 100 YER = 0.46 $ ) / person as an entrance fee.

When you walk up, you can enjoy the view of the Indian Ocean along the horizon and in the other side you can see the whole city of Crater district, it's a magnificent view and marvelous. But as usual; there is no care from the Government for such Historic locations, so you will find borders of the castle have fallen. You will find some old Canon with its head down, and there is so many writing on the walls. If you plan to sit up there for a while, make sure to bring cold water with you because there is no shops or street seller in this place, and as an additional energizer and rest, you can get some juice and biscuits to enjoy your stay. If you have a family try to come at the sunset time or before, because at this time the sun become softer and the weather...

Aden is called Gibraltar of the east due to it's well fortified natural port . Founded by Aden, son of saba and grandson of Abraham. 🛑 Christian presence since 529 CE when ARRYAT of abyssinia landed here with army of 70000. 🛑 Hamyar , son of saba established a sun temple here for himyarites. Aden was the Rendezvous point of red sea trade from Egypt with india . British wanted to built a coal depot at aden for their steamers which travelled from SUEZ to India . British ultimately captured aden in 1839 by naval war by English battleship VolAGE from Bombay under captain H Smith. 🛑 one of the gates of Aden port is called Babel sakkiyan meaning gate of the water carriers.

🛑 Portuguese Albuquerque lost 2000 soldiers but couldn't capture aden port. Although it is referred to as a castle, it is less of a castle and more of a small port fortification. Much of the fort's history is unknown since there have been few archaeological studies done of the area. One theory is that construction was initiated around the year 1173 by a Turkish ruler of Aden named Prince Othman Al-Zangabili Al-Takriti. The fortress was proven during subsequent attacks against Aden by the Portuguese and especially the Turks in 1517. Although the ancient harbor began to silt up and the primary commercial center eventually moved to the other side of the Aden Peninsula, the British continued to develop and garrison the fortress after their arrival in 1839. It is about a 15 minute walk up the stairs and can be considered a bit steep. It is one of the most common tourist attractions in the...

قلعة صيرة — عدن بناها حاكم عدن/الأمير عثمان الزانغابيلي التكريتي سنة 1173 م في القرن ال11 ميلادي — و نظرآ لموقعها الإستراتيجي كبوابة بحرية لعدن فهي من القلاع اليمنية التاريخية الهامة التي شكلت حصنآ و درعآ دفاعي ضد الهجمات البرتغالية و العثمانية و البريطانية — إختلف المؤرخون في التسمية :- رأي يقول نسبة للجبل صيرة الذي بنيت فوقه رأي يقول ان الهنود من اسموها صيرة ست و رأي ان البرتغاليين من اسموها سيرة وراي يحكي ان معنى صيرة في اللغة العربية : السمك الصغير اوالساردين او الكهوف .

Seerah Castle — Aden was built by the ruler of Aden / Prince Othman Al-Zangabili Al-Tikriti in the year 1173 AD in the 11th century AD — and due to its strategic location as a sea gate to Aden, it is one of the important historical Yemeni castles that formed a fortress and a defensive shield against Portuguese, Ottoman and British attacks — Historians differed over Naming: An opinion says relative to the mountain Sirah on which it was built. An opinion says that the Indians called it Sirat Sitt, and an opinion that the Portuguese called it Sirah. An opinion tells that the meaning of Sirah in the Arabic language means small fish, sardines, or...