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Mukalla

American  
[moo-kal-uh] / muˈkæl ə /

noun

  1. a seaport in SE Yemen, on the Gulf of Aden.


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This includes the port of Mukalla, where we landed in a Saudi military plane and were taken to visit the former UAE military bases in the Al-Dhaba Oil Export Area.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

On Monday, Saudi Arabia organized a media visit to the southern Yemeni port city of Mukalla, where the Yemeni government accused the UAE of managing a secret prison.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Two military officials with the Saudi-aligned government told AFP on Saturday morning that Riyadh-backed forces had taken control of the principal military base in the Yemeni city of Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt.

From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026

It said the shipment at Mukalla port didn’t include weapons and that the goods were for use by Emirati troops in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

A few small fishing villages or ports are scattered along the coast, but except Mukalla and Shihr none is of any importance.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

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