Lawdar district
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|settlement_type = District
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|subdivision_name1 = Abyan
| seat_type = Capital
| seat =Lawdar
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|population_total =88155
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Lawdar District is a district of the Abyan Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 88,155 inhabitants.{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yye.html|title=Districts of Yemen|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=October 17, 2010}}
History
In October 2010, riots took place in Lawdar. A convoy of military officers had to be sent in from Hadramaut to maintain order. Dozens have been killed within Lawdar District in conflicts between the jihadists and the army.{{cite news|url=http://www.yementimes.com/defaultdet.aspx?SUB_ID=34870|title=Army mobilizes new forces in Lawdar|newspaper=Yemen Times|date=October 11, 2010|accessdate=October 17, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016125210/http://yementimes.com/defaultdet.aspx?SUB_ID=34870|archivedate=October 16, 2010}}
References
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{{Abyan Governorate}}
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Category:Districts of Abyan Governorate
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