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Jaʽar (Arabic: جعار Jaʿār) is a small town and capital of Khanfir District in south-western Yemen. One of the largest settlements in the Abyan Governorate, it is located in the south of the Abyan Governorate to the north of Al Kawd and the regional capital of Zinjibar.[1][2] The town is located about 2 kilometres east of the right bank of the Wadi Bana.

Jaʽār
جعار
Town
Jaʽār
Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 13°13′23″N 45°18′20″E
Country Yemen
GovernorateAbyan Governorate
DistrictKhanfar
Population
 (2004)
 • Total29,495
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

Khanfar is a southern suburb of the town, noted for its ceramics and munitions production, and on March 28, 2011, an explosion occurred.

The town was controlled by Ansar al-Sharia, a group affiliated with al-Qaeda, from March 2011 to June 2012.[3][4] However, on 12 June 2012, the Yemeni Army retook control of Jaʽar along with Zinjibar.[5] On 2 December 2015, Ansar al-Sharia captured Jaʽar from Hadi government forces. Zinjibar was also captured the same day.

In early May 2016, AQAP fighters withdrew from the city of Zinjibar and Jaar after negotiation with Hadi loyalists.[6] Since then, it has repeatedly withdrawn and returned. On 14 August 2016, the cities were fully captured by pro-government forces who dislodged the militants from them.[7]

Jaʽar fish market
Jaʽar fish market

References


  1. Google Maps (Map). Google. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. "Land of the Black Flag - by Casey L. Coombs | Foreign Policy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  4. "Army retakes Zinjibar". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  5. "Yemeni Army Retakes Militant Stronghold of Jaar - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  6. "Al-Qaeda pulls out of two southern cities in Yemen". 6 May 2016.
  7. "Yemen army pushes al Qaeda fighters from two cities, about 40 dead". Reuters. 2016-08-14.


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[de] Dscha'ar

Dscha'ar (auch Ja'ār, arabisch جعار, DMG Ǧaʿār) ist eine jemenitische Stadt im Gouvernement Abyan. Sie ist die Hauptstadt des Distrikts Chanfir.
- [en] Jaʽār

[ru] Джаар (город)

Джаа́р — небольшой город и административный центр района Ханфар в мухафазе Абьян на юго-западе Йемена, один из крупнейших населенных пунктов этой мухафазы, расположен к северу от города Зинджибар.


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