Abyan Governorate

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Abyan Governorate أبين
—  Governorate  —
Map of Yemen showing Abyan governorate.
Country	Yemen
Area
• Total	8,297 sq mi (21,489 km2)
Population (2004)
• Total	433,819
Time zone	Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3)

Abyan (Arabic: أبين‎ Abyan) is a governorate of Yemen. The Abyan region was historically part of the Fadhli Sultanate.^[1] It was a base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group.^[1] Its capital is the city of Zinjibar. This governate 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 "Islamic Emirate" after seizing control of the region.^[2] The New York Times reported that those in control, while Islamic militants, are not in fact Al-Qaeda.^[3] This takeover was confirmed on May 28.^[4] Yemeni government forces launched an effort to re-establish control of the region, resulting in the Battle of Zinjibar.

As well as the western part of Zinjibar, the towns of Jaʿār and Shuqrah are under the control of the Islamists. ^[5]

Districts

• Ahwar District
• Al Mahfad District
• Al Wade'a District
• Jayshan District
• Khanfir District
• Lawdar District
• Mudiyah District
• Rasad District
• Sarar District
• Sibah District
• Zinjibar District

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 • Subaybah • Thirah • Wadibah • Zinjibar • Zughaynah

References

		Al Bayda' Governorate	Shabwah Governorate
	Lahij Governorate
		Abyan Governorate
	'Adan Governorate	Arabian Sea

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

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