Mukalla

Mukalla ٱلْمُكَلَّا (Arabic)
City and Federal Capital
Nickname:  Bride of the Arabian Sea
Mukalla Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 14°32′N 49°08′E / 14.533°N 49.133°E / 14.533; 49.133
Country	Yemen
Region	Hadramaut
Governorate	Hadramaut
District	Mukalla
Founded as a fishing settlement in	1035
Area
• Total	757.94 sq mi (1,963.05 km2)
Elevation	1,178 ft (359 m)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	594,951
Demonym	Mukallawi
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)
Area code	+967-5

Mukalla (Arabic: ٱلْمُكَلَّا, Al Mukallā) is a seaport^[2] and the capital city of Yemen's largest governorate, Hadhramaut. The city is in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the Gulf of Aden, on the shores of the Arabian Sea, about 480 kilometres (300 miles) east of Aden. It is the most important port city in the Hadhramaut region. It is also the sixth-largest city in Yemen, with a population of approximately 595,000 as of 2023.^[3] The city is served by the nearby Riyan International Airport.