name blank info blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Zinjibar lang ar is a port and coastal town in south central Yemen , the capital of Zinjibar District and the Abyan Governorate . It is located ... of Shuqrah . At the time of the 2004 census, Zinjibar s population numbered 19,879 inhabitants ... , ISBN 0 521 79092 1 ref History Zinjibar was a long established trading center for commerce with the Far ..., Sultan Fadhli Sultanate Sultans Abdul Qadir bin Ahmed bin Hussein , renamed the town Zinjibar in honor ... Sultan of Zanzibar . 2011 revolt main Battle of Zinjibar In May 2011, the town was reported as overtaken ... coastal places in Yemen ar ca Zinjibar de Zindschibar et Zinjib r eu Zinjibar fr Zinjibar hr Zinjibar it Zinjibar arz nl Zinjibar pl Zind ibar pt Zinjibar ro Zinjibar ru sco Zinjibar sh Zind ibar fi Zinjibar vi Zinjibar zh ... more details
Infobox district name Zinjibar District other name native name settlement type Districts of Yemen District image skyline imagesize image caption image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption coordinates display inline,title coordinates region YE subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Yemen subdivision type1 Governorates of Yemen Governorate subdivision name1 Abyan Governorate Abyan seat type Capital seat Zinjibar leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 population as of 2003 population footnotes population total 25524 population density km2 timezone Yemen Standard Time utc offset 3 latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Zinjibar District or Zingibar District is a Districts of Yemen district of the Abyan Governorate , Yemen . As of 2003, the district had a population of 25,524 inhabitants. ref cite web url http www.statoids.com yye.html title Districts of Yemen publisher Statoids accessdate October 17, 2010 ref References Reflist Abyan Governorate coord missing Yemen Category Districts of Yemen Category Abyan Governorate Yemen geo stub ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Zinjibar partof 2011 Yemeni uprising , Yemeni al Qaeda crackdown image caption date 27 May 2011 present0 place Zinjibar and surrounding towns in Abyan Governorate , Yemen result Stalemate Ongoing Militants capture Zinjibar and several surrounding towns in late ... 17 killed 14 August , http articles.boston.com 2011 08 15 news 29889812 1 zinjibar islamic militants ... Zinjibar raids a riens, deux soldats tu s ref casualties2 419 soldiers killed, ref name armyfights ... www.canada.com news Yemen troops killed battle Zinjibar Army 4980192 story.html 5 killed in an air ... killed ref Campaignbox Yemeni uprising The Battle of Zinjibar is a battle during the 2011 Yemeni ..., possibly including elements of al Qaeda , for control of the town of Zinjibar and its surroundings ... city of Zinjibar population 20,000 . ref http www.france24.com en 20110529 suspected al qaeda militants seize yemeni town zinjibar 20 Suspected al Qaeda militants seize Yemeni town ref During the takeover ... ref On 28 May, the militants consolidated their control of Zinjibar by capturing six army tanks .... Some opposition figures and activists charged that President Saleh allowed the capture of Zinjibar ... while the Army was hitting the outskirts of Zinjibar with artillery. ref http www.newsmax.com Newsfront ... being holed up by the militants on Zinjibar s outskirts. ref http www.reuters.com article 2011 ... from Zinjibar in which the attackers set fire to 10 military vehicles. ref http blogs.aljazeera.net ... killed in Yemen airstrike on Zinjibar ref On 7 June, the military made another attempt to storm the city ... troops had killed 18 militants in Zinjibar and three in nearby Lawdar in addition to destroying a weapons and ammunition cache in Zinjibar. ref http blogs.aljazeera.net liveblog yemen jun 11 2011 1603 Saturday, June 11, 2011 16 03 Yemen ref The militants in Zinjibar died when they attacked ... articles World 2011 06 12 31 killed in Zinjibar Southern Yemen 624379.html 31 killed in Zinjibar ... more details
The Wadi Bana is a major wadi of southwestern Yemen . It flows from the mountains through the Abyan Governorate and eventually enters the Gulf of Aden in between the towns of Al Kawd to the west and the regional capital of Zinjibar to the east . The wadi reportedly receives the most rainfall in the entire country, ref Water supply Paper, Geological Survey U.S. , Issue 1757, Geological Survey U.S. , G.P.O., 1947 ref which accounts for the agricultural lands which have grown up near its mouth in an otherwise barren country. Its mouth is located at coord 13 03 52 N 45 23 10 E . References Reflist Yemen geo stub Category Rivers of Yemen Category Abyan Governorate es Uadi Bana ... more details
unreferenced date November 2010 Al Wihda International Stadium is a multi use stadium in Zinjibar , Yemen . It is currently used mostly for football soccer football matches and serves as the home stadium of Hassan Abyan . The stadium holds 30,000 people. It will host the 20th 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations football competition on 22 November 2010. The first match was held between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Coord 17 12 51 N 23 21 45 E type landmark display title Category Football venues in Yemen Yemen sports venue stub pl Stadion al Wehda w Zind ibarze ... more details
capital is the city of Zinjibar . On 31 March 2011, Al Bawaba reported that Al Qaeda in the Arabian ...?ID 3&SubID 3618 Islamic Militants suddenly take over Zinjibar, Abyan province ref ... of Zinjibar . As well as the western part of Zinjibar, the towns of Ja r and Shuqrah are under ... Zinjibar District Settlements Abu amir Ad dirjaj Ad diyyu Ahl fashshash Ahl fulays Ahmad ash shaykh ... Shaykh abdallah Shaykh salim Shubram Shuqrah Shurjan Subaybah Thirah Wadibah Zinjibar Zughaynah References ... more details
Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Al Kawd other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname settlement type images and maps image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map Yemen pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize 300 pushpin map caption Location in Yemen Location subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Yemen subdivision type1 Governorates of Egypt Governorate subdivision name1 Abyan Governorate Abyan subdivision type2 subdivision name2 Politics government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title Settled established date Area area magnitude unit pref Imperial Enter Imperial, if Imperial metric is desired area footnotes area total km2 ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion area land km2 See table Template Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion Population population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi population metro population density metro km2 population density metro sq mi General information timezone Yemen Standard Time utc offset 3 timezone DST utc offset DST latd 13 latm 05 lats 19 latNS N longd 45 longm 21 longs 53 longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Al Kawd is a town in south western Yemen , near Zinjibar . It is located in the Abyan Governorate and lies on the Gulf of Aden , approximately 40 kilometres by road east of Aden . The Wadi Bana , a major river of Yemen flows into the sea to the east of the town. History 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. 2011 revolt On November 15, fighters loyal to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula took over the town, a key for the Battle of Zinjibar . ref name chinadaily20111115 Xinhua http www.chinadaily.com.cn ... more details
Yemeni League Clubs Location map Yemen width 500 float right caption Locations of teams Yemeni League football system places Location map Yemen lat 13.56667 long 44.03333 label Ta izz position left Location map Yemen lat 12.80000 long 45.03333 label Aden br position left Location map Yemen lat 15.34833 long 44.20639 label San aa br position left Location map Yemen lat 14.20000 long 43.31667 label Zabid br position left Location map Yemen lat 13.96667 long 44.16667 label Ibb Location map Yemen lat 14.802222 long 42.951111 label Al Hudaydah Location map Yemen lat 13.716667 long 44.733333 label Al Bayda Location map Yemen lat 13.128333 long 45.380278 label Zinjibar Location map Yemen lat 14.533333 long 49.133333 label Al Mukalla class wikitable border 1 colspan 4 Yemeni League Club Location Stadium Al Saqr Al Saqr Ta izz Ta izz Al Tilal Al Tilal Aden Aden May 22 Stadium Al Sha ab Hadramaut Al Mukalla Baradem Mukalla Stadium Al Ahli San a Al Ahli San a San a Ali Muhesen Stadium Shabab Al Baydaa Al Bayda , Yemen Al Bayda Al Oruba Zabid Al Oruba Zabid Zabid Al Ahli Al Ahli Ta izz Ta izz Al Wahda San a Al Wahda San a San a Al Sha ab Ibb Ibb Al Hilal Al Sahili Al Hudaydah Hassan Abyan Zinjibar Al Sha ab Sana a San a Al Ittihad Ibb Al Ittihad Ibb Ibb Al Rasheed Ta izz Ta izz 2nd Level class wikitable border 1 colspan 4 Yemeni League Club Location Stadium Al Yarmuk Al Rawda San a Al Eli Hamudi Hadiboh Al Wufaa Aden Al Wahda Aden May 22 San a Salam al Garfa Al Shula Shabah Al Jeel Football in Yemen Asia topic List of football clubs in Category Lists of association football clubs Yemen Category Football clubs in Yemen ... more details
Infobox Settlement See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage Basic info name Ja r other name native name nickname settlement type Town images and maps image skyline Jaar, Yemen1.jpg imagesize 250px image caption pushpin map Yemen pushpin label position bottom pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption Location in Yemen Location subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Yemen subdivision type1 Governorates of Egypt Governorate subdivision name1 Abyan Governorate subdivision type2 District subdivision name2 Khanfar District Politics government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title Settled established date Area area magnitude unit pref Imperial Enter Imperial, if Imperial metric is desired area footnotes area total km2 ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion area land km2 See table Template Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion Population population as of population footnotes population note population total population density km2 population density sq mi population metro population density metro km2 population density metro sq mi General information timezone Yemen Standard Time utc offset 3 timezone DST utc offset DST latd 13 latm 13 lats 23 latNS N longd 45 longm 18 longs 20 longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft website footnotes Jaar Arabic Ja r is a small town and capital of Khanfar District in south western Yemen . One of the largest settlements in the Abyan Governorate, it is located in the south of the Abyan Governorate to the north of Al Kawd and the regional capital of Zinjibar . ref cite map title Google Maps publisher Google accessdate October 17, 2010 ref ref cite map title Bing Maps publisher Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC accessdate October 17, 2010 ref The town is located about 2 kilometres east of the right bank of the Wadi Bana . Khanfar, Abyan Khanfar is a southern suburb ... more details
caption capital Shuqrah , then Zinjibar latd 13 latm 25 latNS N longd 45 longm 40 longEW E national ... was moved to Zinjibar , located about 60 km to the east of Aden, although the sultan s residence ... more details
and suspected aqap attacks yemen tracker 2010 416 killed in Battle of Zinjibar , total of 650 reported ... Eg , Battle of Zinjibar , http news.xinhuanet.com english world 2012 02 26 c 131432403.htm ref ... capital of Zinjibar and brought to 53 the number of soldiers killed by al Qaida since May, the official ... prior is being reported. ref name google.com May 27, 2011 Al Qaeda militants Battle of Zinjibar captured the capital city of Abyan Governorate, Zinjibar , the village of Ar Rawdah, Abyan Ar Rawdah , the village ... more details
762 during the Battle of Zinjibar , 50 86 during the 2011 Ta izz clashes Ta izz clashes , 2 in a militant ... yemeni town zinjibar 20 5 in a tribal Houthi clash 1 June , http www.nytimes.com 2011 06 03 world middleeast ... more details
of Zinjibar , 50 86 during the 2011 Ta izz clashes Ta izz clashes , 2 in a militant attack in Loder 27 May , http www.france24.com en 20110529 suspected al qaeda militants seize yemeni town zinjibar ... fighters killed 9 suspected Al Qaeda militants in fighting in Zinjibar. 15 November President Ali ... city of Zinjibar. Yemeni police arrested 6 Al Qaeda members while allegedly planning attacks on senior ... overnight outside the city of Zinjibar, which remains under the partial control of Islamic militants ... more details
near Zinjibar. The strikes reportedly killed 30 militants and wounded 40 others. ref Al Haj, Ahmed ... , Wall Street Journal , 1 October 2011, p. 1. ref A reported drone strike in Zinjibar on 5 October ... on 22 December 2011 near Zinjibar reportedly killed Abdulrahman al Wuhayshi, a relative of Yemeni al ... more details
Image Yemen map.png thumb 250px Map of Yemen Map of Yemen File Sana.jpg thumb right 250px Sana a , Capital of Yemen File Taizz.jpg thumb right 250px Taizz File Old Town Aden Yemen.jpg thumb right 250px Aden, Yemen Aden File Makulla from Hadramaut.jpg thumb right 250px Al Mukalla This is a list of cities and towns in Yemen class wikitable Cities in Yemen rowspan 2 Rank colspan 2 Name colspan 2 Population rowspan 2 Governorates of Yemen Governorate Transcription Arabic Census 1994 Estimate 2005 align right 1. Sana a align right lang ar align right 954.448 align right 2.431.649 San a Governorate San a align right 2. Taizz align right lang ar align right 317.571 align right 596.672 Ta izz Governorate Ta izz align right 3. Al Hudaydah align right lang ar align right 298.452 align right 548.433 Al Hudaydah Governorate Al Hudaydah align right 4. Aden align right lang ar align right 398.294 align right 507.355 Adan Governorate Adan align right 5. Ibb align right lang ar align right 103.312 align right 225.611 Ibb Governorate Ibb align right 6. Dhamar, Yemen Dhamar align right lang ar align right 82.920 align right 160.114 Dhamar Governorate Dhamar align right 7. al Mukalla align right lang ar align right 122.359 align right 144.137 Hadhramaut Governorate Hadhramaut align right 8. Zinjibar align right lang ar align right 50.346 align right 70.801 Abyan align right 9. Sayyan align right lang ar align right 58.383 align right 69.993 San a Governorate San a align right 10. asch Schir align right lang ar align right 48.577 align right 68.313 Hadhramaut Governorate Hadhramaut align right 11. Sahar align right lang ar align right 27.621 align right 60.487 San a Governorate San a align right 12. Sabid align right lang ar align right 44.239 align right 50.781 Al Hudaydah Governorate Al Hudaydah align right 13. Hajjah align right lang ar align right 24.645 align right 46.568 Hajjah Governorate Hajjah align righ ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Battle of Ta izz partof 2011 Yemeni uprising image caption date 28 May present place Ta izz , Yemen status Ongoing result combatant1 Alliance of Yemeni Tribes South Yemen Movement combatant2 Yemen Army commander1 Sheik Hamoud al Makhlafi ref http mideast.foreignpolicy.com posts 2011 07 11 who is running yemen ref commander2 strength1 5,000 fighters ref http www.criticalthreats.org gulf aden security review gulf aden security review june 9 2011 ref strength2 33rd Armored Brigade ref http www.usatoday.com news topstories 2011 06 03 223794776 x.htm Injured Yemeni leader accepts Saudi offer for care ref 7,000 11,000 casualties1 35 71 killed ref 28 http news.smh.com.au breaking news world clashes shatter yemen truce us slams killings 20110531 1feb4.html 64 http www.irinnews.org report.aspx?ReportID 92860 28 31 May , 2 killed 2 June , http english.peopledaily.com.cn 90001 90777 90854 7400144.html 2 killed 3 June , http www.reuters.com article 2011 06 03 us yemen idUSTRE73L1PP20110603 3 killed 5 June , http www.kansascity.com 2011 06 05 2927897 gunmen kill 13 troops in yemen.html total of 35 71 reported killed ref casualties2 11 soldiers killed ref name peopledaily http english.peopledaily.com.cn 90001 90777 90854 7400144.html 2 protesters, 3 soldiers killed in fire exchange in south Yemen ref ref name hosted http hosted2.ap.org IDMOS e0478123c3cf489bb836130ffdbd2b5f Article 2011 06 03 Yemen id 1960b91dc8144f5a8a43f68bb4bac951 Yemen president wounded as tribesmen strike palace ref ref name kansascity http www.kansascity.com 2011 06 05 2927897 gunmen kill 13 troops in yemen.html Protesters celebrate departure of Yemen s leader ref casualties3 4 civilians killed ref name bbc http www.bbc.co.uk news world middle east 13681389 Yemen 30 dead in Zinjibar and clashes in Taiz ref Campaignbox Yemeni uprising The Battle of Ta izz started during the 2011 Yemeni uprising between forces loyal to Yemen i leader Ali Abdullah Saleh and opposition protest ... more details
of Zinjibar , 50 86 during the 2011 Ta izz clashes Ta izz clashes , 2 in a militant attack in Loder 27 May , http www.france24.com en 20110529 suspected al qaeda militants seize yemeni town zinjibar ... capital Zinjibar. The same day a Yemeni army officer and two of his subordinates were killed ... to fight Islamist militants in Zinjibar and other towns controlled or contested by Al Qaeda ... late at night in what a government official claimed were the largest clashes in Zinjibar ... August 2011 ref 10 September Yemen s army re takes the city of Zinjibar on the southern coast from alleged ... more details
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