Editing Aden (section)

=== Free zone ===
{{Main|Aden Free Zone}}

The free zone, which was opened in 1991, represents Yemen's economic gateway and the meeting point of the continents of Asia and Africa. The free zone gains its strategic importance from the special location of the port of Aden, as it is located directly on the main trade route around the world and from the Middle East to Europe and America, and is distinguished by the possibility of providing transit services. To East Africa, the Red Sea, the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Gulf. The free zone represents a storage and distribution area suitable for Africa, the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf.<ref name="الأنشطة الاقتصادية لمحافظة عدن2">{{cite web |access-date=2015-03-02 |archive-date=9 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009160110/http://www.yemen-nic.info:80/gover/aden/actionecnom/ |title=الأنشطة الاقتصادية لمحافظة عدن |url=https://yemen-nic.info/gover/aden/actionecnom/}}<!-- auto-translated from Arabic by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>