Mualla

District in Aden, Yemen

Al-Mu'alla District مُدِيْرِيَّة ٱلْمُعَلَّا Al-Ma'alla District
District
Mualla and Jazirat Al-'Umal
12°47′22.85″N 45°0′23.21″E / 12.7896806°N 45.0064472°E / 12.7896806; 45.0064472
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Aden
Population (2003)^[1]
• Total	49,891
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al-Muʿallā (Arabic: ٱلْمُعَلَّا) or Al-Maʿallā (ٱلْمَعَلَّا) is a district in Aden Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 49,891 inhabitants.^[1]

History

Mualla's earlier history was notable for its association with dhow building. Later in the nineteenth century Mualla grew to be a port for sailing ships and small steam vessels and number of stores of goods were built along the sidewalks. In the early 1950s the face of the city changed completely by colonial Britain. A large sea area was reclaimed and longest street was built along with modern buildings to absorb the families of British troops.