Aden
Aden (; Arabic: عَدَنْ, romanised: ʿAdan; IPA: [ʕa.dan]) is an ancient port city in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Aden, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea, and has been the de facto capital of Yemen since 2014. It is approximately 170 km (110 mi) east of the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.