Aden
| Aden | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 12.772440°N 45.039271°E |
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| Place Name: | Aden |
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| Country: | Yemen |
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Aden, a port city in Yemen, was part of British India from 1838. It was originally governed by Bombay Presidency then became a Chief Commissioner's province. After the Government of India Act (1935) Aden became a separate colony in 1937 and remained under British control until 1963.
There was a cantonment there.
Records
Ecclesiastical Returns: Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the British Library. Aden 1840-1948, IOR N/13; most of the Aden entries also appear in the Bombay returns.
History
Military
External Links
- Aden Wikipedia
Historical books online
- "Aden", page 260 Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume VI Expeditions Overseas by Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters India 1911 Archive.org
- The cantonment at Aden, page 280 Army Medical Department: Report for the Year 1862 Google Books
Maps
- Aden and Surroundings Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 26 1909