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Aden armament[edit]
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.
- See here: ADEN cannon. Ian Dunster 11:00, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
Steamers[edit]
The article says about steamers "So, in the mid-nineteenth century, it became necessary to replenish coal and boiler water." Surely steamers used sea water for their boilers. The quantity needed if they used fresh would have been prohibitive. 80.169.162.100 (talk) 15:41, 20 November 2008 (UTC) David Blake 30 November 2008
- About the boiler water: S.C.Brees' Illustrated Glossary of Paractical Architecture and Civil Engineering etc (1852), page 402, in the article on steam boats, says 'The deposit occurring in the boilers of steam boats is much greater than those of other engines, owing to the salt and other impurities contained in the water employed; and this icrustation becomes considerable if not frequently attended to.' The suggestion that sea water was used in boilers seems therefore, to be supported. (RJPe (talk) 17:18, 22 July 2009 (UTC))
Bagpipe tune[edit]
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
Agreed. Wwwhatsup (talk) 03:55, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Terrorism?[edit]
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)
Map[edit]
I think this article needs a map so we can know exactly where the town is. Suicup 14:30, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
Aden evacuation to Honington[edit]
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.
Reference to thia is made in the book "From barren rocks to living stones", written by Jon Magee, published by author house in 2008. Try looking for other deails also at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jonathanrtm
Jonathanrtm (talk) 16:43, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
description[edit]
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)
Portuguese rule?[edit]
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)
British English or American?[edit]
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)
1839[edit]
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)
English pronunciation[edit]
In spite of what is indicated in the article right now, the correct pronunciation of Aden in English rhymes with "maiden". Varlaam (talk) 08:43, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
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