al-Hisn

al-Hisn
al-Hisn
Coordinates	13 ° 18 ′  N , 45 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 13 ° 18 ′  N , 45 ° 18 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Abyan
Residents	1081 (calculation 2012)

Al-Hisn is a village in southwest Yemen . It is located in the Abyan Governorate about 10 kilometers north of the city of Ja'ar .

There is an ammunition factory in Al-Hisn. On March 28, 2011, an explosion in this factory killed 110 people and injured over 100 others.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Gezatteer Population Data 2012 ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ Map of the Aden region. (No longer available online.) In: Travel Maps. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011 ; Retrieved March 29, 2011 .  
3. ↑ Over 100 dead in explosion in ammunition factory in Yemen. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . March 28, 2011, accessed March 28, 2011 . 
4. ↑ Over 100 dead in explosion of ammunition factory in Yemen. In: ORF . March 28, 2011, accessed March 28, 2011 .