Talk:Aden Colony

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Could we have a map? Borisblue 02:38, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could we not redirect "Settlement of Aden" back to "Colony of Aden"? 14:27 27 January 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.96.33.67 (talk) 19:28, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is a excellent idea. But we still have to have somebody to write an article about the Settlement of Aden (is such an article is not just abou the same as this one) or take out the link. Jeremy (talk) 15:19, 3 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"The Western Aden Protectorate was a nearby territory of 75 sq miles that was ceded to Britain by Sultan Muhsin bin Fadl, while the Eastern Aden Protectorate composed of the Arab sheikdoms of Hadhramaut and the island of Socotra."

This is not correct. The Aden colony, consisting of the town of Aden and its immediate surroundings, was 75 square miles. The Western Aden Protectorate was much large than that, is was about 20% of the size of South Yemen, and included Lahej and a bunch of other shiekdoms.Eregli bob (talk) 19:20, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Y Done. -Kj cheetham (talk) 20:31, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Frankly, the 1954 protocolary visit of Queen Elizabeth counts as hardly more than trivia. Does it warrant a separate section filled with quaint details? Lubiesque (talk) 14:49, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Lubiesque: to my knowledge it is the only Royal visit to Aden or Yemen ever which in itself makes it notable. There was also a knighting ceremony there and PBS NewsHour calls it historic. It has clearly had a legacy/impact see 1, 2 and 3. I don't believe it is notable enough for its own article but definitely a section, I think the history of Aden section needs to be expanded so the visit section won't seem as undue. Visits by Elizabeth II are quite notable on Wikipedia see List of Commonwealth visits made by Elizabeth II, Royal tours of Antigua and Barbuda, Royal tours of Australia, List of official openings by Elizabeth II in Australia, Royal tours of Canada#Elizabeth II, Royal tours of Jamaica, Royal visits to New Zealand, Royal tours of Saint Lucia, List of state visits made by Elizabeth II, State visit by Elizabeth II to Spain, State visit by Elizabeth II to Russia, State visit by Elizabeth II to the Republic of Ireland, List of state visits received by Elizabeth II, Queen of Sierra Leone#Royal tour of 1961, 2002 royal tour of Canada, etc. Sahaib (talk) 16:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

why not an article? Abo Yemen✉ 13:58, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Abo Yemen: most of the web articles about the visit are cited in that section already, so I don't know if there is enough information for an article. Though I have found some information not in the article in online books such as that she is "supposed to have brought a piano & various other equipment with her, which the staff & management of the hotel seem have misplaced" in page 179 of the book Yemen by Daniel McLaughlin (2007) and some issues about translating "Her Majesty's title of Defender of the Faith in Arabic" in page 251 of the book Fibs, Facts and Farces: Tales from the Arab World by John Carter (2012). Sahaib (talk) 16:53, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I mean if it is notable enough there should be an article for it regardless of whether it would be short or long Abo Yemen✉ 18:11, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Currently the article's first mention of the protectorate is in the penultimate sentence of the introduction/lede: "On 18 January 1963, the protectorate was reconstituted" as if its earlier existence had already been mentioned {in a previous version?}. Either that should be mentioned in the introduction or the sentence edited. Mcljlm (talk) 13:21, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

After first writing the above and clicking Add Topic it appeared in italics. Why did that happen? Mcljlm (talk) 13:36, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]