Al Hudaydah
Hodeidah (), also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or al-Hudaydah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea and it is the centre of Al Hudaydah Governorate. As of 2023, it had an estimated population of 735,000.
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Al Hudaydah is Yemen's fourth-largest city and most important Red Sea port, serving as the economic hub for the country's maritime trade. With a population of approximately 735,000 as of 2023, it is also the administrative center of Al Hudaydah Governorate.
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- Region
- محافظة الحديدة
- Country
- اليمن
- Population
- 734,699
- Timezone
- Asia/Aden
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Hodeidah (), also transliterated as Hodeda, Hodeida, Hudaida or al-Hudaydah, is the fourth-largest city in Yemen and its principal port on the Red Sea and it is the centre of Al Hudaydah Governorate. As of 2023, it had an estimated population of 735,000.
==History== In Islamic chronicles, the name Hodeidah was first mentioned in the year 1454/55. The city's importance grew in the 1520s, when the Ottomans took over the Yemeni Tihāmah region.