Hodeidah
in the Yemen
Al-Hudaydah, also Hodeida, city in western Yemen, on the Red Sea. One of the principal seaports of the country, it is situated north of the strait of Bab el Mandeb and southwest of Sana‘a (Sanaa), the country's capital. Exports include coffee and hides. The city was largely rebuilt after a fire in 1961, and its port facilities were improved and enlarged. A highway between Al-Hudaydah and Sana‘a was completed in 1961. Population (1986, greater city) 292,392.
