"La gobernación de Adan (en árabe: ), es uno de los estados de Yemen, siendo su capital la ciudad de Adén esta ciudad fue la capital de la República Democrática Popular del Yemen (Yemen del Sur) hasta que se unieron Yemen del Norte y Yemen del Sur, antes de 2004 la isla de Socotra era parte de su territorio luego paso a la Gobernación de Hadramaut. La histórica metrópolis, la ciudad portuaria de Crater, estaba situada aquí."
"Aden (Arabic: Adan) is a governorate of Yemen, including the city of Aden. At the 2004 census it had a population of 589,419. The ancient capital, the port city of Crater, was located here. Aden was under British rule in the period from 1839 to 1967. In 1967, after years of struggle, Aden and other southern governorates gained their independence. The city of Aden subsequently became the capital of South Yemen between 1967 and 1990). In 1990, both South Yemen and North Yemen combined to form 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 it was attached to Hadhramaut Governorate in 2004. On 6 December 2015, the governor of Aden, General Jaafar Mohammed Saad, was killed in a car bomb attack that also killed six members of his entourage. Several other bystanders were wounded. Shortly after the attack, responsibility was claimed by Islamic State."
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