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Aden, the sister city of Sana'a, sent goods through Sana'a and then to Mecca. Also, when Aden was taken over by the British in 1839, the Ottomans wanted to insure that the British wouldn't have a monopoly on trade in the Red Sea. This is their main motivator for opening up the Suez Canal in 1869. This move by the Ottomans in turn led to their second occupation of Sana'a (from 1872 to 1912).