British Aden

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Aden
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:British_colony
gptkbp:area 192 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Aden
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Aden_Colony
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Indian_rupee
gptkb:East_African_shilling
gptkbp:dissolved 1963
gptkbp:established 1937
gptkbp:firstGovernor gptkb:Sir_Bernard_Reilly
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Aden_Colony
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:British_colony
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Port_of_Aden
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:lastRuler gptkb:Sir_Richard_Turnbull
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
present-day Yemen
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Federation_of_South_Arabia
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Aden_Emergency
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Aden_Colony
gptkbp:population about 180,000 (1956)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Aden_Settlement
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:state gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:strategicImportance Control of Red Sea shipping route
gptkbp:successor gptkb:South_Arabian_Federation
gptkb:State_of_Aden
gptkbp:timezone EAT (UTC+3)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_colonial_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Aden