{"id":374878,"date":"2026-11-02T16:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374878"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:16:14","slug":"hodeidah-port-and-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hodeidah-port-and-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Hodeidah Port and Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> \u00a0Saudi-led coalition strikes on Ras Issa port and an oil facility in Yemen&#8217;s Hodeidah province wounded seven people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374884\" style=\"width: 396px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-374884\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=396%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hodeidah Port and Yemen\" width=\"396\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=1024%2C633&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Britannica.jpg?resize=768%2C475&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Britannica.jpg?w=1417&amp;ssl=1 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Hodeidah Port<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hodeidah Port<\/strong> is <strong>Yemen&#8217;s chief seaport.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It a <strong>key entry point<\/strong> for food, humanitarian aid, fuel and commercial imports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location :<\/strong> It is located on the <strong>Tihamah coastal plain<\/strong> along the <strong>Red Sea in western Yemen.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Importance:<\/strong> It is the <strong>biggest seaport under Houthi control<\/strong> and serves as a major entry point for food and aid to areas under their control.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modern Facilities:<\/strong> The port has <strong>modern docking facilities<\/strong> and supports ships <strong>drawing up to 26 feet (8 m) of water<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic Significance<\/strong>: The port handles humanitarian aid, fuel and commercial imports, making it vital for Yemen&#8217;s economy and people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historical Significance:<\/strong> Hodeidah was shelled during the <strong>Italo-Ottoman War of 1911\u201312<\/strong>, reflecting its historical <strong>importance in regional conflicts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">Key Facts about Yemen<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is situated at the <strong>south-western corner of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Boundaries:<\/strong> It shares its land borders with <strong>Saudi Arabia in the north<\/strong> and <strong>Oman in the east.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Maritime Boundary:<\/strong> It has <strong>coastlines along the Red Sea (west), Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Guardafui Channel (south).<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It lies <strong>near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait<\/strong>, a key maritime chokepoint connecting the Indian Ocean with the Red Sea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate:<\/strong> It is <strong>generally arid<\/strong>, with <strong>rainfall influenced by northerly winds and south-west monsoon winds.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Terrain:<\/strong> It has <strong>five major geographical regions<\/strong>, including coastal plains, western and central mountains, eastern highlands, and eastern and north-eastern deserts<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest peak:<\/strong> The <strong>Mount Al-Nabi Shu\u02bfayb<\/strong>, at <strong>3,665 m<\/strong>, is Yemen&#8217;s highest peak.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hydrology:<\/strong> It has <strong>no permanent watercourses.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seasonal water flows through wadis<\/strong>, including Wadi Hadhramaut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation:<\/strong> Yemen&#8217;s <strong>vegetation varies with rainfall and elevation.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>coastal plains support dry-climate plants<\/strong>, the <strong>middle highlands support food crops and trees<\/strong>, while the <strong>mountainous interior supports temperate-zone crops and woody shrubs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora:<\/strong> <strong>Date palms, acacia, citrus fruits, coffee and khat<\/strong> grow in different regions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> It supports <strong>baboons, hyenas, foxes, rabbits<\/strong> and diverse marine species, including <strong>tuna, sharks and sardines.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: \u00a0Saudi-led coalition strikes on Ras Issa port and an oil facility in Yemen&#8217;s Hodeidah province wounded seven people. About Hodeidah Port Hodeidah Port is Yemen&#8217;s chief seaport. It a key entry point for food, humanitarian aid, fuel and commercial imports. Location : It is located on the Tihamah coastal plain along the Red Sea&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hodeidah-port-and-yemen\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hodeidah Port and Yemen<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11209,12039,11211],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-374878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-geography-in-news","category-knolls","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}