Zinjibār

Zinjibar stands in the Abyan delta on the southern coast of Yemen, near the mouth of Wadi Bana. The wadi descends from the interior toward the Gulf of Aden, spreading water and sediment across the coastal plain. The settlement was associated with the Fadhli rulers of Abyan, whose territory lay east of Aden. Its name recalls connections across the sea to Zanzibar, although that name belongs to a later chapter in the town's history.