'Adan (Arabic: عدن) is a transcontinental governorate of Yemen, including the city of Aden and the archipelago of Socotra. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language This is a list of countries spanning more than one continent, sometimes referred to as transcontinental states. ||} Yemen is divided into 21 Governorates ( Muhafazah) Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. An archipelago (ɑrkəˈpɛləgoʊ is a chain or cluster of Islands The word archipelago literally means "chief Sea " from Italian Socotra or Soqotra ( Arabic سقطرى; Suquṭra) is a small Archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean The ancient capital, the port city of Crater, was located here. Crater (also Kraytar) (Eng Ar كريتر is one of unofficial names of the oldest districts of the port city of Aden.
Adan or Aden was under the British Rule in the period 1839-1967. In 1967, Aden, and other Southern Governorates, were able to gain independence after years of struggle. Aden became the Capital of the Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen 1967-1990). In 1990, both South and North Yemen formed the present Republic of Yemen. Aden is now the commercial Capital of the Republic of Yemen. The archipelago of Socotra was part of the Governorate of Aden, but recently, the Government of Yemen attached it to the Governorate of Hadhramout.
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