Zindschibar

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زنجبار
Zindschibar
Zindschibar (Yemen)
Zindschibar
Zindschibar
Coordinates 13 ° 8 '  N , 45 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 13 ° 8 '  N , 45 ° 23'  E
Basic data
Country Yemen

Governorate

Abyan
ISO 3166-2 YE-AB
Residents 20,071 (2004 census)

Zindschibar ( Arabic زنجبار, DMG Zinǧibār ; also Zinjibar , Zinjubar ) is the capital in Abyan Governorate in southern Yemen . Between 1962 and 1967 the city was the seat of government of the Sultanate of Fadhli . The city was captured by al-Qaeda in Yemen in 2011 and was likely retaken by the Yemeni government in 2012.

history

Early history

Zindschibar has been used as a trading center for a long time. The port city served as a transshipment point for goods from the Far East. In 1163 (559 AH) the city was destroyed and burned down by Abdel Nabi Ali Mahdi Yoosuf. Archaeological excavations have shown that it was rebuilt in the 15th century. In the meantime the city was destroyed again. The city was rebuilt in the 19th century by the Sultan of the Sultanate of Fadhli, Hussein bin Ahmed bin Abdullah, and named Zindschiba by his grandson Sultan Abdul Qadir bin Ahmed bin Hussein in the early 1920s. This was done in honor of the Khalifa bin Harub of Zanzibar.

Combat area

At the end of May 2011, a group called Sharia partisans (Ansari-al Sharia), which the government claims to be allied with Al-Qaeda in Yemen , took control of Zindjibar.

In the summer of 2011, Al-Qaeda in Yemen posted a list in the city of 31 officers from the state security, 15 officers from the criminal investigation department and nine employees from the military intelligence service to be killed. According to the 2004 census, the city has a population of around 20,000.

More than 78 soldiers and 25 insurgents were killed in an attack by insurgents on positions of the Yemeni armed forces on March 4, 2012. The attacks began after two car bombs exploded. They are said to have taken 55 hostages and looted armored vehicles, rifles and ammunition. In June 2012, the Yemeni army reported that they had retaken the city.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Census December 16, 2004
  2. ^ Lane, A. and Serjeant, RB (1948) "Pottery and glass fragments from the Aden littoral, with historical notes" Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 1948: pages. 108-133
  3. ↑ a b The number of victims in Yemen rises to over 100. In: ORF . March 5, 2012, Retrieved March 5, 2012 .
  4. ↑ Page of the US government
  5. ^ Frankfurter Rundschau: The fight against Al-Qaeda escalates
  6. ↑ The number of dead after the attack has risen significantly. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . March 5, 2012, Retrieved March 5, 2012 .
  7. ↑ More than 100 dead in South Yemen. In: the daily newspaper . March 5, 2012, accessed March 6, 2012 .
  8. ↑ https://www.grenchnertagblatt.ch/ausland/die-opferzahl-bei-kaempfen-in-jemen-stens-auf-ueber-ein 100-122075841