# Hadibu

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'''Hadibu'''{{efn|{{langx|ar|حديبو}} {{Transliteration|ar|Ḥadībū}}}}{{efn-num| formerly known as '''Tamrida''' ({{langx|ar|links=no|تمريدة}})}} is the largest town and administrative capital of [Socotra Governorate](/source/Socotra_Governorate), a [governorate of Yemen](/source/Governorates_of_Yemen). It is situated on the northeastern coast of [Socotra](/source/Socotra) in the [Socotra Archipelago](/source/Socotra_Archipelago). It hosts the main airport and sea port serving the island, making it the primary gateway. It is the seat of [Hidaybū](/source/Hidaybu_District), the larger eastern district of Socotra's two administrative districts. The [Soqotri language](/source/Soqotri_language), an unwritten Semitic language, is widely spoken.

== History ==
In 2008, stone tools used by early ''[Homo erectus](/source/Homo_erectus)'' have been discovered near Hadibu, and suggests possible habitation dating back to more than a million years. While navigation and trade with the islands existed for centuries, the [Indians](/source/Indian_people) landed in the islands in the 4th century BCE, before it was captured by the [Greeks](/source/Macedonian_kingdom). In the 1st century CE, its inhabitants included [Arabs](/source/Arabs), Indians and [Greeks](/source/Greek_people), and was ruled by the king of [Hadramaut](/source/Hadramaut). In 52 CE, [St. Thomas](/source/Thomas_the_Apostle) came to the island and converted the islanders to [Christianity](/source/Christianity).<ref name="Hist">{{cite web|url=https://socotra.info/chronology-of-socotra.html|title=Chronology of Socotra|work=Socotra.info|access-date=17 June 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309021204/https://socotra.info/chronology-of-socotra.html#.WqHtdrrP32c|archive-date=9 March 2018}}</ref>

In the later years, the island lost its commercial importance. In the 15th Century, it came under the rule of [Shihr](/source/Shihr). In 1507 CE, the [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_Empire) fleet commanded by [Tristao da Cunha](/source/Tristao_da_Cunha) and [Afonso de Albuquerque](/source/Afonso_de_Albuquerque) killed the local Mahri ruler, and established a garrison. In 1511, Portuguese withdraw from Soqotra, and the [British East India Company](/source/British_East_India_Company) arrived in Hadibo in April 1608. The British used the island for the next few centuries, using it as a base to seize [Aden](/source/Aden) in 1839. In 1876, a treaty was signed between Britain and the local Sultan. During the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War), the [allies](/source/Allies_of_World_War_II) used it as a base. In 1967, it became part of the independent [South Yemen](/source/South_Yemen), before it became part of Yemen Republic in the 1990s.<ref name="Hist"/>

== Geography and demographics ==
Hadibu is situated on the northeastern coast of [Socotra](/source/Socotra) in the [Socotra Archipelago](/source/Socotra_Archipelago). It is the capital and seat of the [Socotra Governorate](/source/Socotra_Governorate).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://2socotra.com/place/hadibu-the-capital-of-socotra/|title=Hadibu, the capital of Socotra|work=Socotra|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> It was earlier known as Tamrida.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zHxsWspxGIIC&dq=Qishn,+jemen&pg=PA361|author=E. J. van Donzel|title=Islamic desk reference|page=361}}</ref> The town is densely populated, with estimates putting the population at 90,000 inhabitants in 2020. However, due to large migration from mainland Yemen due to the [Yemeni civil war](/source/Yemeni_civil_war_(2014%E2%80%93present)), the population is estimated to have gone up to 150,000 since the early 2020s.<ref name="Carnegie">{{cite web|url=https://carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/diwan/2020/01/photo-essay-socotra-out-of-one-cyclone-and-into-another?lang=en|title=Socotra, Out of One Cyclone and Into Another|work=Carnegie Endowment|date=January 2020|access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="IWMF">{{cite web|url=https://www.iwmf.org/reporting/the-island-of-myth-and-longing/|title=The Island of Myth and Longing|date=10 January 2024|work=IWMF|access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref> The [Soqotri language](/source/Soqotri_language), an unwritten Semitic language, is widely spoken in the island.<ref name="Carnegie"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/safeguarding-soqotri-language-first-workshop-unified-alphabet|title=Soqotri language workshop|work=[UNESCO](/source/UNESCO)|access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
Some early infrastructure projects such as roads, elementary schools, and clinics were built in the 1970s.<ref name="Hist"/> While modern houses have been built in the 2020s, the city still has a lot of unfinished houses and bare structures housing its overcrowded population.<ref name="Carnegie"/><ref name="IWMF"/> The town is the location of the island's airport and major seaport, making it a key getaway.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/document/123001|title=Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage|access-date=17 June 2025}}</ref> Early air communication was established with Aden in the 1970s.<ref name="Hist"/> [Socotra Airport](/source/Socotra_Airport) is located about {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} west of Hadibu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adds.aviationweather.gov/metars/stations.txt|title=aviationweather.gov|publisher=|access-date=2018-05-03|archive-date=2010-01-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114182203/http://adds.aviationweather.gov/metars/stations.txt|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of cities in Socotra archipelago](/source/List_of_cities_in_Socotra_archipelago)

== Notes ==
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Category:Socotra Governorate
Category:Populated places in Socotra
Category:Populated coastal places in Yemen
Category:Towns in Yemen

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