Al Kawd
Town
Al Kawd Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 13°05′19″N 45°21′53″E / 13.08861°N 45.36472°E / 13.08861; 45.36472
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Abyan
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Al Kawd is a town in southwestern Yemen, near Zinjibar. It is located in Abyan Governorate and lies on the Gulf of Aden, approximately 40 kilometres by road east of Aden. The Wadi Bana, a major river, flows into the sea to the east of the town.

On May 19-20, 1994, during the 1994 civil war in Yemen, rebel planes dropped two bombs near the cemetery in al-Kawd, killing four boys.^{[citation needed]}

On November 15, fighters loyal to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula took over the town, a key part of the Battle of Zinjibar.^[1] Yemeni troops recaptured the town on August 14, 2016.^[2]

In 2019, the Security Belt Forces, a paramilitary aligned with the secessionist Southern Transitional Council, dislodged an estimated 350 pro-government forces from a military camp in Al Kawd, leading to four deaths.^[3] As of 2023, the Southern Transitional Council controls much of Abyan Governorate, including Al Kawd.

• Towns and villages in the Abyan Governorate

13°05′19″N 45°21′53″E / 13.08861°N 45.36472°E / 13.08861; 45.36472

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