Hadibu
Appearance
Hadibu District | |
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مديرية حديبو | |
Capital of Socotra Special Administrative Region | |
![]() The City Hall building in Hadibu, Socotra | |
Information | |
Country | Yemen |
Governorate | Socotra SAR |
Administrator | Zakir Hussein Al-Amri |
Mayor | Hafez Hamad |
Area | 180 sq km |
Population | 105,226 (2033 census) |
Land Value | High |
Landmarks | Hadibu City Hall Hadibu Souk White Silk Club Al-Fatinah Sandalwood Casino |
Hadibu (Arabic: حديبو), formerly known as Tamrida, is the capital and largest town of the Socotra Special Administrative Region of Yemen. It is the seat of the SAR government headed by the Administrator.
Socotra Airport is located about 12 kilometres west of Hadibu, and close to the third-largest town in the archipelago, Qād̨ub. The S6 highway runs along the north shore from Qalansiya in the west to Hadibu and then to the Dihamri area in the east, while the S18 highway runs from the northern to the southern coast of Socotra, through the Dixsam Plateau.