Aden ( ) is a

governorate A governorate or governate is an administrative division headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either states or provinces, the term ''governorate'' is typically used to calque divisions ...

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

, including the city of

Aden Aden () is a port city located in Yemen in the southern part of the Arabian peninsula, on the north coast of the Gulf of Aden, positioned near the eastern approach to the Red Sea. It is situated approximately 170 km (110 mi) east of ...

. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 589,419. The ancient capital, the port city of

Crater A crater is a landform consisting of a hole or depression (geology), depression on a planetary surface, usually caused either by an object hitting the surface, or by geological activity on the planet. A crater has classically been described ...

, was located here. Aden was under

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...

rule in the period from 1839 to 1967. In 1967, after years of struggle, Aden and other southern regions gained their independence. The city of Aden became the capital of

South Yemen South Yemen, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, abbreviated to Democratic Yemen, was a country in South Arabia that existed in what is now southeast Yemen from 1967 until Yemeni unification, its unification with the Yemen A ...

between 1967 and 1990. In 1990, both South Yemen and

North Yemen North Yemen () is a term used to describe the Kingdom of Yemen (1918-1962), the Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1990), and the regimes that preceded them and exercised sovereignty over that region of Yemen. Its capital was Sanaa from 1918 to 1948 an ...

combined to form the present Republic of Yemen. Aden is now the commercial capital of the Republic of Yemen. The archipelago of

Socotra Socotra, locally known as Saqatri, is a Yemeni island in the Indian Ocean. Situated between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, it lies near major shipping routes. Socotra is the largest of the six islands in the Socotra archipelago as ...

was part of the Governorate of Aden, but it was attached to Hadhramaut Governorate in 2004. On 6 December 2015, the governor of Aden, General Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was killed in a

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attack that also killed six members of his entourage. Several others were wounded. After the attack, the

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responsibility. On July 29, 2020, Ahmed Hamed, the STC secretary general was sent by the Yemeni president as new governor of Aden as a result of the modified version of the

Riyadh agreement The Riyadh Agreement () was signed on 5 November 2019 in the capital city of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, between Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, representing the Saudi-backed government of Yemen, Muhammad bin Zayid Al Nahyan, representing the United Arab Emi ...

signed between the Yemeni government and the southern transitional council representatives.

Geography

At 1,114 square kilometers, Aden is the second-smallest governorate in Yemen by area. However, its population density is the second-highest, after Sanaa Governorate.

Adjacent governorates

Lahij Governorate Lahij ( ) is a governorate of Yemen. Geography Adjacent governorates * Taiz Governorate (northwest) * Dhale Governorate (north) * Abyan Governorate (east) * Aden Governorate (south) Districts Lahij Governorate is divided into the following 15 ...

(north)

Districts

Aden Governorate is divided into the following 8 districts. These districts are further divided into sub-districts, and then further subdivided into villages:

References

Aden Governorate Aden ( ) is a governorate of Yemen, including the city of Aden. At the 2004 census, it had a population of 589,419. The ancient capital, the port city of Crater, was located here. Aden was under British rule in the period from 1839 to 1967. In ...

Aden World War II sites in Aden {{Yemen-geo-stub