'Adan is a governorate

Governorates of Yemen

|Yemen is divided into 21 governorates :The governorates are subdivided into 333 districts , which are subdivided into 2,210 sub-districts, and then into 38,284 villages ....

 of Yemen

Yemen

The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

, including the city of Aden

Aden

Aden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...

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

Crater (Yemen)

Crater, also Kraytar, is one of the unofficial names of the oldest districts of the port city of Aden. Its official name is Seera . It is situated in a crater of an ancient volcano which forms the Shamsan Mountains...

, was located here.

'Adan was under British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 rule in the period from 1839 to 1967. In 1967, after years of struggle, 'Adan and other southern governorates gained their independence. The city of Aden subsequently became the capital of South Yemen between 1967 and 1990). In 1990, both South Yemen and North Yemen

North Yemen

North Yemen is a term currently used to designate the Yemen Arab Republic , its predecessor, the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen , and their predecessors that exercised sovereignty over the territory that is now the north-western part of the state of Yemen in southern Arabia.Neither state ever...

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

The archipelago of Socotra

Socotra

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 was part of the Governorate of 'Adan, but it was attached to Hadhramaut Governorate

Hadhramaut Governorate

Hadhramaut or Hadramawt is a governorate of Yemen. Lying within the large historical region of Hadhramaut, it is the country's largest governorate.-Overview:...

 in 2004.

Districts

• Al Buraiqeh District
  Al Buraiqeh District
  Al Buraiqeh District is a district of the 'Adan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 62,405 inhabitants....
  
  
• Al Mansura District
  Al Mansura District
  Al Mansura District is a district of the 'Adan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 114,931 inhabitants....
  
  
• Al Mualla District
  Al Mualla District
  Al Mualla District is a district of the 'Adan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 49,891 inhabitants....
  
  
• Ash Shaikh Outhman District
  Ash Shaikh Outhman District
  Ash Shaikh Outhman District is a district of the 'Adan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 105,248 inhabitants....
  
  
• Attawahi District
  Attawahi District
  Attawahi District is a district of the 'Adan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 52,984 inhabitants....
  
  
• Craiter District
  Craiter District
  Craiter District is a district of the 'Adan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 76,723 people....
  
  
• Dar Sad District
  Dar Sad District
  Dar Sad District is a district of the 'Adan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 79,712 inhabitants....
  
  
• Khur Maksar District
  Khur Maksar District
  Khur Maksar District is a district of the 'Adan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 47,044 inhabitants....