Madinat Asha'ab or Madinat ash Sha'b (Arabic: مدينة الشعب) formerly called Al-Ittihād (Arabic: الاتحاد, meaning "union" or "unity"), is a district of Aden in Aden Governorate, Yemen. Madinat Asha'ab was founded in 1959 as Al-Ittihād, the first capital of the British Protectorate of South Arabia.[1][2][3]
Madinat Asha'ab
مدينة الشعب Al-Ittihād | |
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Coordinates: 12°50′13″N 44°55′44″E / 12.837°N 44.929°E | |
Country | Yemen |
Governorate | Aden Governorate |
References
edit- ^ "Madīnat al-Shaʿb | Yemen". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "Madinat ash Shab". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ Burrowes, Robert D. (21 January 2019). Historical Dictionary of Yemen. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810855281. Retrieved 21 January 2019 – via Google Books.