Hisn Murad or Murad is a small coastal fishing village in the

Lahij Governorate Lahij ( ar, لحج ) is a governorate of Yemen. In 2015, the Governorate was subject to the Lahij insurgency, which was part of the Yemeni Civil War. Districts Lahij Governorate is divided into the following 15 districts. These districts are f ...

of the Bab-el-Mandeb in the south-western tip of Yemen overlooking the

Gulf of Aden The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channe ...

. It lies on the border of the Lahij Governorate and the

Ta'izz Governorate Taiz ( ar, تَعِزّ, Taʿizz) is a governorate of Yemen. The governorate's capital is Taiz, which is the third largest city in Yemen. Today it is the most important commercial centre in Yemen owing to its proximity to the richest farmland in ...

. The island of Perim lies just off the coast. It is connected by road to

Dhubab Dhubab is a small coastal town in the Taiz Governorate of south-western Yemen. It is the seat of Dhubab District. History During World War I, British patrol vessels shelled Dhubab fort in November 1914. They later opened fire on Yakhtul on 8 Dec ...

and Mocha in the north and As Suqayyan, Al Bahiyah, Am Juhar and

Aden Aden ( ar, عدن ' Yemeni: ) is a city, and since 2015, the temporary capital of Yemen, near the eastern approach to the Red Sea (the Gulf of Aden), some east of the strait Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000 people. ...

in the east.

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{{Reflist Populated places in Lahij Governorate Populated coastal places in Yemen