'Adan Govrenorate

'Adan (Arabic: عدن ʻAdan‎) is a govrenorate o Yemen, includin the ceety o its caipital Aden. At the 2004 census it haed a population o 589,419. The auncient caipital, the port ceety o Crater, wis locatit here.

'Adan wis unner Breetish rule in the period frae 1839 tae 1967. In 1967, efter years o struggle, 'Adan an ither soothren govrenorates gained their unthirldom. The ceety o Aden subsequently became the capital of South Yemen between 1967 and 1990). In 1990, both Sooth Yemen an North Yemen combined tae form the present Republic o Yemen. Aden is nou the commercial caipital o the Republic o Yemen.

The archipelago o Socotra wis pairt o the Govrenorate o 'Adan, but it wis attached tae Hadhramaut Govrenorate in 2004.

Destricts

• Al Buraiqeh Destrict
• Al Mansura Destrict
• Al Mualla Destrict
• Ash Shaikh Outhman Destrict
• Attawahi Destrict
• Craiter Destrict
• Dar Sad Destrict
• Khur Maksar Destrict

References

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