Al-Mansoura (Aden)
Al Mansura District
مديرية المنصورة | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Aden |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 114,931 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Al Mansoora (Arabic: المنصورة, al-manṣūrah) is a city district in Aden Governorate, Yemen, with a population of 114,931 according to the 2003 census.[1]
History[edit]
Al Mansoura was named after a resolution made by Aden Legislative Council in 1962. The construction of the neighbourhood is associated with the acute housing crisis in the colony of Aden between 1955 and 1962 as a result of the increasing population and expanding British Military Base.
Mansoura prison[edit]
One of the most important architectural landmarks is Mansoura prison built by the Colonial Government of Aden, between 1962 and 1963, as a political prison for the detention of activists and partisans of the Liberation Army and the armed revolution, currently in prison for the continued unity of the Yemeni Central Security.
12°51′11″N 44°58′20″E / 12.8531°N 44.9722°E
References[edit]
- ^ "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.