Aden is a city in Yemen, 105 miles East of Bab-el-Mandeb. It is a natural port, built on an old volcanic peninsula and first used by the ancient Kingdom of Awsan between the 5th century BC and 7th century BC centuries BC. Aden has a population of about 398,399 [http://www.bartleby.com/65/ad/Aden.html] and is located at 12°46'46" North, 45°2'12" East (12.779444, 45.03667). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html] Aden consists of a number of small towns: the port city, the industrial city known as Little Aden with its large oil refinery, and Madinat ash-Sha'b, the centre of government. Two suburbs, Khormaksar and Sheikh Othman, lie north of the old city, with the international airport situated between them. It was the capital of the South Yemen until the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen when it was declared a free trade zone. It gives its name to the Gulf of Aden. ==History== The port's convenient position on the sea route between India and Europe has made Aden desirable to rulers who sought to possess it at various times throughout history. Known as Arabian Daemon (mythology) in the 1st century BC, it was a transshipping point for the Red Sea trade, but fell on hard times when new shipping practices by-passed it and made the daring direct crossing to India in the 1st century AD, according to the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea''. ===British Rule=== On January 19, 1839 the British East India Company landed Royal Marines at Aden to stop attacks by pirates against British shipping to India. The port lies about equidistant from the Suez canal, Bombay, and Zanzibar, which were all important former British possessions. Aden was to remain under British control until 1967. Aden was ruled as part of India until 1937, when it became a Crown Colony (the Aden Colony). [[Image:Stamp Aden 1937 0.5a.jpg|left|150px|thumb|1937 stamp of Aden: Half-anna dhow]] Aden's location also made it a popular exchange port for mail passing between places around the Indian Ocean and Europe. Mail is known to exist from June 15, 1839, although a regular postmaster was not appointed until 1857. Aden used postage stamps of British India until it became a crown colony on April 1, 1937. Although these stamps carried no special identification they may be recognised through the use of the number 124 in postal cancellations, which was assigned to Aden as part of the Indian postal number system. Once Aden became a Crown Colony it received a series of pictorial stamps inscribed "Aden". In 1939, a new issue of stamps included a portrait of George VI of the United Kingdom, but the sultans in Seiyun and Hadhramaut (whose territories had been under British protection since the 1880s) objected to this, and so the British government issued separate stamps in 1942, but with the additional inscriptions Kathiri State of Seiyun and '''Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla (later Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut'''), plus portraits of the respective sultans. All of these types were valid everywhere in Aden. After the loss of the Suez Canal in 1956, Aden became the main base in the region for the British. ===The Aden Emergency=== Encouraged by the rhetoric of Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt against British colonial rule in the Middle East, pressure for the British to leave grew. Following Nasser's creation of the United Arab Republic, attempts to incorporate Yemen in turn threatened Aden. To counter this, but in opposition to much of the Aden population, the British founded the South Arabian Federation, incorporating Aden (on January 18 1963) and the lands of the Aden protectorates that would later become History_of_Yemen#Former_South_Yemen. In 1963 fighting between Egyptian forces and British-led Saudi Arabia-financed guerrillas in South Yemen spread to Aden Colony with the formation of the ''National Liberation Front'' (NLF), who hoped to force out the British. Hostilities started with a grenade attack by the NLF against the British High Commissioner on December 10, 1963, killing one person and injuring fifty, and a "state of emergency" was declared. [[Image:Stamp Aden 1939 2.5a.jpg|left|129px|thumb|Aden is known for its boat-oriented stamps]] In January 1964, the British moved into the Radfan hills in the border region to confront Egyptian backed guerrillas, later reinforced by the NLF. By October they had largely been suppressed, and the NLF switched to grenade attacks against off-duty military personnel and police officers elsewhere in the Aden Colony. In 1964, the new British government under Harold Wilson announced their intention to hand over power to the South Arabian Federation in 1968, but that the British military would remain. In 1965 there were around 280 guerrilla attacks, and over 500 in 1965. In 1966 the British Government announced that all British forces would be withdrawn at independence. In response, the security situation deteriorated, with the creation of the socialism ''Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen'' (FLOSY), which started to attack the NLF in a bid for power, as well as attacking the British. In January 1967 there were mass riots of NLF and FLOSY supporters in the old Arab quarter of Aden town, which continued until mid February, despite the intervention of British troops. During the period there were many attacks on the troops, and an Aden Airlines DC3 plane was destroyed in the air with no survivors. At the same time, the members of FLOSY and the NLF were also killing each other in large numbers. On June 20 1967 there was a mutiny in the South Arabian Federation Army, which also spread to the police. Order was restored by the British, mainly due to the efforts of the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, under the command of Lt-Col Colin Mitchell. On November 30, 1967 the British finally pulled out, leaving Aden under NLF control. The Royal Marines, who had been the first British troops to occupy Aden in 1839, were the last to leave. ==Famous People of Yemen== Prince Naseem Hamed (Boxer) - Originated from Yemen and setled in Sheffield, this youngster became one of the worlds best boxers, winning numerous crowns during his successful career. ==Independence== Following the British departure and a short civil war, the sultans were all overthrown in 1967. After radical Marxism elements gained power in 1969, the state was declared the ''People's Democratic Republic of Yemen'' on December 1, 1970. On July 7, 1994 Aden was occupied by troops from North Yemen. Members of a militant group called Al-Qaida, which is widely regarded as a terrorist group, attempted to bomb USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) as part of the 2000 millennium attack plots. The boat that had the explosives in it sank, forcing the abortion of the plan. The USS Cole bombing happened in this city on October 12, 2000. == Stamps == [[Image:Stamp Aden 1951 2sh.jpg|right|130px|thumb|1951 stamp depicting a dock with mountains in the horizon]] ==See also== *British military history Yemen British colonies Volcanoes of Yemen Coastal cities
I think there is an unrelated group of ADEN armaments- does anyone know details? -User:Finn-Zoltan 13:35, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC) == Bagpipe tune == There should be some mention of the bagpipe tune Barren Rocks of Aden. It's a fairly standard tune, just about every piper in the world should know it. -Bob the piper
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Adenolisianthus
Adenolisianthus
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Adenosine
Adenosine
Adenosine_deaminase
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Adenosine_diphosphate
Adenosine_diphosphate_receptor_inhibitor
Adenosine_monophosphate
Adenosine_monophosphate
Adenosine_monophosphate_deaminase_deficiency
Adenosine_receptor
Adenosine_triphosphate
Adenosine_triphosphate
Adenoviridae
Adenovirus
Adenylate_cyclase
Adenylate_cyclase
Adenylate_cyclase_A
Adenylate_kinase
Adenylic_acid
Adenylyl_cyclase
Aden_25
Aden_Abdullah_Osman_Daar
Aden_B._Meinel
ADEN_cannon
Aden_cannon
Aden_Meinel
Aden_Mk_4
Aden_Ridgeway
Aden
Aden is a city in Yemen, 105 miles East of Bab-el-Mandeb. It is a natural port, built on an old volcanic peninsula and first used by the ancient Kingdom of Awsan between the 5th century BC and 7th century BC centuries BC. Aden has a population of about 398,399 [http://www.bartleby.com/65/ad/Aden.html] and is located at 12°46'46" North, 45°2'12" East (12.779444, 45.03667). [http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html] Aden consists of a number of small towns: the port city, the industrial city known as Little Aden with its large oil refinery, and Madinat ash-Sha'b, the centre of government. Two suburbs, Khormaksar and Sheikh Othman, lie north of the old city, with the international airport situated between them. It was the capital of the South Yemen until the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen when it was declared a free trade zone. It gives its name to the Gulf of Aden. ==History== The port's convenient position on the sea route between India and Europe has made Aden desirable to rulers who sought to possess it at various times throughout history. Known as Arabian Daemon (mythology) in the 1st century BC, it was a transshipping point for the Red Sea trade, but fell on hard times when new shipping practices by-passed it and made the daring direct crossing to India in the 1st century AD, according to the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea''. ===British Rule=== On January 19, 1839 the British East India Company landed Royal Marines at Aden to stop attacks by pirates against British shipping to India. The port lies about equidistant from the Suez canal, Bombay, and Zanzibar, which were all important former British possessions. Aden was to remain under British control until 1967. Aden was ruled as part of India until 1937, when it became a Crown Colony (the Aden Colony). [[Image:Stamp Aden 1937 0.5a.jpg|left|150px|thumb|1937 stamp of Aden: Half-anna dhow]] Aden's location also made it a popular exchange port for mail passing between places around the Indian Ocean and Europe. Mail is known to exist from June 15, 1839, although a regular postmaster was not appointed until 1857. Aden used postage stamps of British India until it became a crown colony on April 1, 1937. Although these stamps carried no special identification they may be recognised through the use of the number 124 in postal cancellations, which was assigned to Aden as part of the Indian postal number system. Once Aden became a Crown Colony it received a series of pictorial stamps inscribed "Aden". In 1939, a new issue of stamps included a portrait of George VI of the United Kingdom, but the sultans in Seiyun and Hadhramaut (whose territories had been under British protection since the 1880s) objected to this, and so the British government issued separate stamps in 1942, but with the additional inscriptions Kathiri State of Seiyun and '''Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla (later Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut'''), plus portraits of the respective sultans. All of these types were valid everywhere in Aden. After the loss of the Suez Canal in 1956, Aden became the main base in the region for the British. ===The Aden Emergency=== Encouraged by the rhetoric of Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt against British colonial rule in the Middle East, pressure for the British to leave grew. Following Nasser's creation of the United Arab Republic, attempts to incorporate Yemen in turn threatened Aden. To counter this, but in opposition to much of the Aden population, the British founded the South Arabian Federation, incorporating Aden (on January 18 1963) and the lands of the Aden protectorates that would later become History_of_Yemen#Former_South_Yemen. In 1963 fighting between Egyptian forces and British-led Saudi Arabia-financed guerrillas in South Yemen spread to Aden Colony with the formation of the ''National Liberation Front'' (NLF), who hoped to force out the British. Hostilities started with a grenade attack by the NLF against the British High Commissioner on December 10, 1963, killing one person and injuring fifty, and a "state of emergency" was declared. [[Image:Stamp Aden 1939 2.5a.jpg|left|129px|thumb|Aden is known for its boat-oriented stamps]] In January 1964, the British moved into the Radfan hills in the border region to confront Egyptian backed guerrillas, later reinforced by the NLF. By October they had largely been suppressed, and the NLF switched to grenade attacks against off-duty military personnel and police officers elsewhere in the Aden Colony. In 1964, the new British government under Harold Wilson announced their intention to hand over power to the South Arabian Federation in 1968, but that the British military would remain. In 1965 there were around 280 guerrilla attacks, and over 500 in 1965. In 1966 the British Government announced that all British forces would be withdrawn at independence. In response, the security situation deteriorated, with the creation of the socialism ''Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen'' (FLOSY), which started to attack the NLF in a bid for power, as well as attacking the British. In January 1967 there were mass riots of NLF and FLOSY supporters in the old Arab quarter of Aden town, which continued until mid February, despite the intervention of British troops. During the period there were many attacks on the troops, and an Aden Airlines DC3 plane was destroyed in the air with no survivors. At the same time, the members of FLOSY and the NLF were also killing each other in large numbers. On June 20 1967 there was a mutiny in the South Arabian Federation Army, which also spread to the police. Order was restored by the British, mainly due to the efforts of the 1st Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, under the command of Lt-Col Colin Mitchell. On November 30, 1967 the British finally pulled out, leaving Aden under NLF control. The Royal Marines, who had been the first British troops to occupy Aden in 1839, were the last to leave. ==Famous People of Yemen== Prince Naseem Hamed (Boxer) - Originated from Yemen and setled in Sheffield, this youngster became one of the worlds best boxers, winning numerous crowns during his successful career. ==Independence== Following the British departure and a short civil war, the sultans were all overthrown in 1967. After radical Marxism elements gained power in 1969, the state was declared the ''People's Democratic Republic of Yemen'' on December 1, 1970. On July 7, 1994 Aden was occupied by troops from North Yemen. Members of a militant group called Al-Qaida, which is widely regarded as a terrorist group, attempted to bomb USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) as part of the 2000 millennium attack plots. The boat that had the explosives in it sank, forcing the abortion of the plan. The USS Cole bombing happened in this city on October 12, 2000. == Stamps == [[Image:Stamp Aden 1951 2sh.jpg|right|130px|thumb|1951 stamp depicting a dock with mountains in the horizon]] ==See also== *British military history Yemen British colonies Volcanoes of Yemen Coastal cities
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I think there is an unrelated group of ADEN armaments- does anyone know details? -User:Finn-Zoltan 13:35, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC) == Bagpipe tune == There should be some mention of the bagpipe tune Barren Rocks of Aden. It's a fairly standard tune, just about every piper in the world should know it. -Bob the piper
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Adena
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Adenauer,_Konrad
Adena_Culture
Adena_culture
Adendorf
Adenia
Adenine
Adenine
Adenitis
Adeno-Associated_Virus
Adeno-associated_virus
Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma,_colon
Adenohypophysis
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Adenoidectomy
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Adenoid_cyctic_carcinoma
Adenoid_cystic_cancer
Adenoid_cystic_carcinoma
Adenolisianthus
Adenolisianthus
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Adenophora
Adenosine
Adenosine
Adenosine
Adenosine_deaminase
Adenosine_deaminase_deficiency
Adenosine_diphosphate
Adenosine_diphosphate_receptor_inhibitor
Adenosine_monophosphate
Adenosine_monophosphate
Adenosine_monophosphate_deaminase_deficiency
Adenosine_receptor
Adenosine_triphosphate
Adenosine_triphosphate
Adenoviridae
Adenovirus
Adenylate_cyclase
Adenylate_cyclase
Adenylate_cyclase_A
Adenylate_kinase
Adenylic_acid
Adenylyl_cyclase
Aden_25
Aden_Abdullah_Osman_Daar
Aden_B._Meinel
ADEN_cannon
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Aden_Meinel
Aden_Mk_4
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