Abyan Governorate

Abyan
أبين
Governorate
Country Yemen
Seat Zinjibar
Area
 • Total 21,939 km2 (8,471 sq mi)
Population (2012)[1]
 • Total 513,701
 • Density 23/km2 (61/sq mi)

Abyan (Arabic: أبين‎‎ ʾAbyan) is a governorate of Yemen. The Abyan region was historically part of the Fadhli Sultanate.[2] It was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army militant group.[2] Its capital is the city of Zinjibar. This governorate is noted for its agriculture, in particular the cultivation of date palms and animal husbandry.

On 31 March 2011, Al Bawaba reported that Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) had declared Abyan an "Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen" after seizing control of the region.[3] The New York Times reported that those in control, while Islamic militants, are not in fact Al-Qaeda.[4] This takeover was confirmed on May 28.[5] Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region, resulting in the Battle of Zinjibar.

In addition to Zinjibar, the towns of Jaʿār and Shuqrah were firmly under the control of the Islamists.[6] In early May 2012 the Yemeni Army began a major offensive to wrest control of the province from militants. Government forces captured Zinjibar and Jaar on 12 June after a month of heavy fighting. Militants reportedly retreated towards the town of Shuqrah.[7]

Districts

Settlements

Abu `amir  • Ad dirjaj • Ad diyyu • Ahl fashshash • Ahl fulays • Ahmad ash shaykh • Al `alam • Al bahitah • Al habil • Al hamam • Al hisn • Al jawl • Al kawd • Al kawr • Al khamilah • Al khawr • Al ma`ar • Al ma`jalah • Al mahal • Al mahlaj • Al makhzan al fawqi • Al makhzan al qa`i • Al masani` • Al qarn • Al qashabah • Al qurna`ah • An nashsh • Ar rawdah • Ar rawwa • As samn • As sarriyah • As suda' • Ash sha`bah • Ash sharaf • Ash sharqiyah • At tariyah • Ath thalib • `Ali hadi • `Amudiyah • `Arabah • `Arqub umm kubayr • `Aryab • `Aslan • `Awrumah • Ba tays • Ba zulayfah • Barkan • Bathan • Bayt samnah • Far`an • Faris • Ja`ar • Jahrah • Jawf umm maqbabah • Jiblat al faraj • Jiblat al waznah • Jiblat badr • Jirshab • Kabaran • Kadamat al faysh • Kawd al `abadil • Kawkab • Kawrat halimah • Khabt al aslum • Khanfar • Khuban • Kuwashi • Lawdar • Maghadih • Makrarah • Mansab • Maqasir • Maqdah • Marta`ah • Masadi`ah • Mishal • Mudiyah • Mukayras • Munab • Musaymir • Na`ab • Na`b • Namir • Naq`al • Qarn al wadi` • Qaryat ahl hidran • Qaryat husayn umm muhammad • Sakin ahl hidran • Sakin ahl mahathith • Sakin ahl sadah • Sakin ahl wuhaysh • Sakin hazm • Sakin wu`ays • Sayhan • Shams ad din • Shaykh `abdallah • Shaykh salim • Shubram • Shuqrah • Shurjan • Thirah • Wadibah • Zinjibar • ZughaynahabyanCheetah a(comics) • abyan

References

  1. ↑ "Statistical Yearbook 2012". Central Statistical Organisation. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 The Resiliency of Yemen's Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
  3. ↑ Al Bawaba News "Yemen: Al Qaeda Declares South province As “Islamic Emirate”" Archived 4 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Eurasia Review 31 March 31, 2011
  4. ↑ New York Times Islamist Seize a Yemeni City, Stoking Fears
  5. ↑ Islamic Militants suddenly take over Zinjibar, Abyan province
  6. ↑ alarabiya.net 17 August 2011
  7. ↑ Yemeni army, in major victory, retakes two cities
Adjacent places of Abyan Governorate
 Al Bayda' Governorate Shabwah Governorate
Lahij Governorate
  Abyan Governorate  
'Adan Governorate Arabian Sea

Coordinates: 13°20′N 45°23′E / 13.333°N 45.383°E / 13.333; 45.383

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