Hadibu Explained

Hadibu
Other Name:Tamrida
Native Name:Arabic: حديبو
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:Yemen
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Yemen
Pushpin Relief:1
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Socotra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Hadibu
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population:8,545
Population As Of:2004
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Yemen Standard Time
Utc Offset:+03:00
Coordinates:12.65°N 55°W

Hadibu (Arabic: حديبو ), also known as Hadiboh, formerly known as Tamrida (Arabic: links=no|تمريدة),[1] is a coastal town in northern Socotra, Yemen. It is the largest town in the small archipelago, with a population of 8,545 as of the 2004 census. Hadibu is the capital of the Socotra Governorate and the larger eastern district of Socotra's two administrative districts, Hidaybū. Animal husbandry is the main source of income for the town's inhabitants.

Socotra Airport is located about 12km (07miles) west of Hadibu, and close to the third-largest town in the archipelago, Qād̨ub.[2] Diesel generators make electricity widely available in Socotra. A paved road runs along the north shore from Qalansiyah in the west to Hadibu and then to the DiHamri area in the east. Another paved road runs from the northern to the southern coast, through the Dixsam Plateau.

The former capital of Socotra, Suq, is located a few kilometers to the east of Hadibu.

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References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=zHxsWspxGIIC&dq=Qishn,+jemen&pg=PA361 E. J. van Donzel, Islamic desk reference
  2. Web site: aviationweather.gov. 2018-05-03. 2010-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114182203/http://adds.aviationweather.gov/metars/stations.txt. dead.

12.65°N 55°W