Hadibu
Hadibu is the largest town and administrative capital of Socotra Governorate, a governorate of Yemen. It is situated on the northeastern coast of Socotra in the Socotra Archipelago. It hosts the main airport and sea port serving the island, making it the primary gateway. It is the seat of Hidaybū, the larger eastern district of Socotra's two administrative districts. The Soqotri language, an unwritten Semitic language, is widely spoken.
History
In 2008, stone tools used by early 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 landed in the islands in the 4th century BCE, before it was captured by the Greeks. In the 1st century CE, its inhabitants included Arabs, Indians and Greeks, and was ruled by the king of Hadramaut. In 52 CE, St. Thomas came to the island and converted the islanders to Christianity. In the later years, the island lost its commercial importance.In the 15th Century, it came under the rule of Shihr. In 1507 CE, the Portuguese fleet commanded by Tristao da Cunha and Afonso de Albuquerque killed the local Mahri ruler, and established a garrison. In 1511, Portuguese withdraw from Soqotra, and the 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 in 1839. In 1876, a treaty was signed between Britain and the local Sultan. During the Second World War, the allies used it as a base. In 1967, it became part of the independent South Yemen, before it became part of Yemen Republic in the 1990s.