Al Kawd

Al Kawd
Al Kawd
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 13°05′19″N 45°21′53″E / 13.08861°N 45.36472°E / 13.08861; 45.36472
Country  Yemen
Governorate Abyan
Time zone UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al Kawd is a town in south-western Yemen, near Zinjibar. It is located in the Abyan Governorate and lies on the Gulf of Aden, approximately 40 kilometres by road east of Aden. The Wadi Bana, a major river of Yemen flows into the sea to the east of the town.

History

On May 19-20 1994, during the 1994 civil war in Yemen, rebel planes dropped two bombs near the cemetery in al-Kawd, killing four boys.

2011 revolt and recapture

On November 15, fighters loyal to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula took over the town, a key for the Battle of Zinjibar.[1] Yemeni troops recaptured the town on August 14, 2016.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ (Xinhua) "Yemen's al-Qaida seizes Al-Koud town off Gulf of Aden: official"
  2. ↑ (Gulf News) Al Qaida pushed out of major strongholds in Yemen’s Abyan

Coordinates: 13°05′19″N 45°21′53″E / 13.08861°N 45.36472°E / 13.08861; 45.36472


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