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'''Zinjibar''' ({{lang-ar|زنجبار}} ''Zinjibār'') is a port and coastal town in south-central [[Yemen]], the capital of [[Zinjibar District]] and the [[Abyan Governorate]]. It is located next to the [[Wadi Bana]]<ref>Hämäläinen, Pertti (1999) ''Yemen'' Lonely Planet, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, page 195, {{ISBN|0-86442-603-8}}</ref> in the Abyan Delta. From 1962 to 1967, it was the administrative capital of the [[Fadhli Sultanate]], although the royal residence remained at the former capital of [[Shuqrah]]. At the time of the 2004 census, Zinjibar's population numbered 19,879 inhabitants. The town supports a small seaside resort and fishing industry.<ref>Hämäläinen, Pertti (1999) ''Yemen'' Lonely Planet, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, page 230, {{ISBN|0-86442-603-8}}</ref> Cotton (''[[Gossypium barbadense]]'') grown in the area is brokered in the market.<ref>Dresch, Paul (2000) ''A history of modern Yemen'' Cambridge University Press, New York, [https://books.google.com/books?id=7jxR2q-F3o4C&pg=PA121 page 121], {{ISBN|0-521-79092-1}}</ref>