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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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Front companies in Yemen disguise the shipments as civilian products and move them to Mukalla and other ports, the Yemeni intelligence report said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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

"Some people are thinking of going to villages or staying with relatives if things get worse. But most people don't really have the option to leave the city," says Mohamed from Mukalla.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

The Himyaritic inscriptions found there and at Husn Ghurab near Mukalla, were the first records discovered of ancient Arabian civilization in Hadramut.

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

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