Lawdar (District)
Coordinates: 13 ° 53 ' N , 45 ° 52' E
The District lawdar ( Arabic مديرية لودر, DMG mudīrīyat Laudar ) is a district in Abyan Governorate in Yemen . In 2003 it had a population of 88,155. The city of the same name, Lawdar, houses its administrative headquarters.
Lawdar District had a total population of 103,534 in 2012.
Heavy fighting broke out in Lawdar in late 2010 and early 2011 between government troops and insurgents who, according to the government, belong to al-Qaeda in Yemen .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Army kills twelve Al Qaeda fighters in South Yemen. In: ORF . March 23, 2011, accessed March 23, 2011 .
- ^ Districts of Yemen . Statoids. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ↑ World Gezatteer Population Data 2012 ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
