Crater (Aden)

Crater
مديرية صيرة
Kraytar
Seera District
View of Aden from Sira Fortress
View of Aden from Sira Fortress
Map
Country Yemen
GovernorateAden Governorate
Population
 (2003)[1]
 • Total76,723
 • Density13.00/km2 (33.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Crater (/ˈkrtər/; Arabic: كريتر, [ˈkɾeːtəɾ]), also Kraytar, is a district of the Aden Governorate, Yemen. Its official name is Seera (Arabic: صيرة Ṣīrah). It is situated in a crater of an ancient volcano which forms the Shamsan Mountains. As of 2003, the district had a population of 76,723 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Districts of Yemen". Statoids. Retrieved October 17, 2010.