Editing Aden (section)

=== Transport ===
[[File:Aden03 flickr.jpg|thumb|right|Aden's harbour in 1960]]Historically, the port of Aden was the main transport port in the region. Passenger ships land in Al-Tawahi District, and the city is served by Aden International Airport, which is about 10 kilometers (6&nbsp;mi) from the city. The airport is the main headquarters of Al-Saeeda Airlines and its operations center. The airport is considered the second largest airport. In Yemen, after Sana'a International Airport, it is considered the best airport in Yemen in terms of location due to the mountainous nature of Yemen. However, this airport is surrounded by the Arabian Sea in terms of take-off and landing. The establishment of Aden Airport dates back to the year 1927 when the British forces established a military airport in the district. Khor Maksar. After World War II, Britain carried out extensive urban modernization and built [[Aden International Airport]], known today, next to the military airport. [[Alyemda|Al-Yamda]] Airlines was the official carrier of South Yemen, before unification, and was based in Aden, before merging with Yemen Airways in 1996. Before the [[Battle of Aden Airport]] and the [[2015 military intervention in Yemen]] closed this airport along with other airports in Yemen.  On 22 July, Aden International Airport was declared fit for operation again after the Houthi forces were driven from the city, and a Saudi plane carrying aid reportedly became the first plane to land in Aden in four months.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 July 2015 |title=Aden Airport ready to operate |url=http://www.yementimes.com/?liveblog.item.id=64 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211102822/http://www.yementimes.com/?liveblog.item.id=64 |archive-date=11 February 2017 |access-date=27 July 2015 |work=[[Yemen Times]]}}</ref> The same day, a ship chartered by the [[World Food Programme]] carrying fuel docked in Aden's port.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 July 2015 |title=New WFP Ship Arrives in Aden Port With Fuel For Humanitarian Operations |url=https://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/new-wfp-ship-arrives-aden-port-fuel-humanitarian-operations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809074355/http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/new-wfp-ship-arrives-aden-port-fuel-humanitarian-operations |archive-date=9 August 2015 |access-date=30 July 2015 |work=World Food Programme |publisher=United Nations}}</ref>

Historically, Aden's [[harbour]] has been a major hub of transportation for the region. As of 1920, the harbour was {{convert|8|by|4|mi|abbr=on|order=flip|km|0}} in size. Passenger ships landed at Steamer Point now called [[Tawahi (Aden)|Tawahi]].<ref name="Prothero682">{{cite book |last=Prothero |first=G.W. |url=http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11767/view/1/68/ |title=Arabia |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |year=1920 |location=London |page=68 |access-date=9 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830034815/https://www.wdl.org/en/item/11767/view/1/68/ |archive-date=30 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

During the British colonial period motor vehicles [[Driving on the left|drove on the left]], as in the United Kingdom. On 2 January 1977, Aden, along with the rest of South Yemen, changed to driving on the right, bringing it into line with neighbouring Arab states.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=QatPAAAAMAAJ&q=%22South+Yemen%22 ''The Rule of the Road: An International Guide to History and Practice''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526161346/https://books.google.com/books?id=QatPAAAAMAAJ&q=%22South+Yemen%22|date=26 May 2023}}, Peter Kincaid, Greenwood Press, 1986, page 200</ref>

During the early 20th century, Aden was a prominent export center for coffee grown in the Jubail highlands. And also to export frankincense, wheat, barley, alfalfa and millet, which are produced and exported from Aden. The leaves and stems of clover, millet, and corn produced in Aden were generally used as fodder. Beginning in 1920, Aden was desalinating seawater to produce table salt. Between 1916 and 1917, Aden produced more than 120,000 tons of salt. Aden also produced potash, which was exported to Mumbai.