Hisn Murad or Murad is a small coastal fishing village in the Lahij Governorate of the Bab-el-Mandeb in the south-western tip of Yemen overlooking the Gulf of Aden. It lies on the border of the Lahij Governorate and the Ta'izz Governorate. The island of Perim lies just off the coast. It is connected by road to Dhubab and Mocha in the north and As Suqayyan, Al Bahiyah, Am Juhar and Aden in the east.[1][2]
Hisn Murad | |
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Village | |
  Hisn Murad Location in Yemen  Hisn Murad Location near Djibouti, across Bab-el-Mandeb Strait | |
| Coordinates: 12°40′52″N 43°30′13″E / 12.68111°N 43.50361°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Lahij Governorate |
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