Mokha

For the village in Punjab, see Mokha, Sultanpur Lodhi. For the dancer, see Dorine Mokha. For other uses of the alternative spelling "Mocha", see Mocha (disambiguation).
Mokha
المخا
City
A Dhow near the coast of Mokha
A Dhow near the coast of Mokha
Mokha is located in Yemen
Mokha
Mokha
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 13°19′13″N 43°15′00″E / 13.32028°N 43.25000°E / 13.32028; 43.25000
Country Yemen
GovernorateTaiz Governorate
DistrictAl-Makha
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
16,794
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Mokha (Arabic: المُخا, romanized: al-Mukhā), also spelled Mocha, or Mukha,[1] is a port city on the Red Sea coast of Yemen. Until Aden and al Hudaydah eclipsed it in the 19th century, Mokha was the principal port for Yemen's capital, Sanaa. Long known for its coffee trade, the city gave its name to Mocha coffee.[2]

  1. ^ "Mocha | Yemen". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ Eschner, Kat. "Your Mocha is Named After the Birthplace of the Coffee Trade". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.