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Port Entrance Yemen, Aden 1880

This historical photograph from 1880 captures the entrance to the Port of Aden, one of the British Empire’s key maritime gateways to the Arabian Peninsula during the 19th century.
By that time, Aden was under British control (since 1839) as part of the Aden Colony, serving as a critical coaling and supply station on the route from Suez to India.
The image highlights the outer edge of the harbor, reflecting Aden’s growing role as a strategic crossroads of empire and trade in the Red Sea region.