Al Kawd

Al Kawd
Town
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]

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External links[]

• Towns and villages in the Abyan Governorate

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

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