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== History == |
== History == |
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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 [[Indian people|Indians]] landed in the islands in the 4th century BCE, before it was captured by the [[Macedonian kingdom|Greeks]]. In the 1st century CE, its inhabitants included [[Arabs]], Indians and [[Greek people|Greeks]], and was ruled by the king of [[Hadramaut]]. In 52 CE, [[Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas]] came to the island and converted the islanders to [[Christianity]]. |
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 [[Indian people|Indians]] landed in the islands in the 4th century BCE, before it was captured by the [[Macedonian kingdom|Greeks]]. In the 1st century CE, its inhabitants included [[Arabs]], Indians and [[Greek people|Greeks]], and was ruled by the king of [[Hadramaut]]. In 52 CE, [[Thomas the Apostle|St. Thomas]] came to the island and converted the islanders to [[Christianity]]. |
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In the 15th Century, it came under the rule of [[Shihr]]. In 1507 CE, the [[Portuguese Empire|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 of World War II|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.>{{cite web|url=https:/ |
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 Empire|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 of World War II|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. |
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== Geography and demographics == |
== Geography and demographics == |
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