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| 1 | +# Yemen Missing Governorate Fix - Issue #1155 |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Quick Reference |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +**Issue**: [#1155](https://github.com/dr5hn/countries-states-cities-database/issues/1155) - Yemen was missing 1 governorate (Ad Dali') |
| 6 | +**Status**: ✅ Fixed |
| 7 | +**Date**: 2025-10-15 |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +## Problem Description |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +According to the [ISO 3166-2:YE standard](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:code:3166:YE), Yemen should have: |
| 12 | +- 21 governorates |
| 13 | +- 1 municipality (Amanat Al Asimah - the capital) |
| 14 | +- **Total: 22 administrative divisions** |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +The database previously only had 21 entries total (20 governorates + 1 municipality), missing the **Ad Dali' governorate (YE-DA)**. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## Solution Implemented |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +### Ad Dali' Governorate (YE-DA) - Added |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +Added the missing Ad Dali' governorate to `contributions/states/states.json` with complete data: |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +**Key Details:** |
| 25 | +- ISO 3166-2 code: YE-DA |
| 26 | +- Type: Governorate |
| 27 | +- Capital: Ad Dali' (الضالع) |
| 28 | +- Native name: الضالع |
| 29 | +- Coordinates: 13.70°N, 44.73°E |
| 30 | +- Timezone: Asia/Aden |
| 31 | +- WikiData ID: Q241087 |
| 32 | +- FIPS code: 10 |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +**Naming variations:** |
| 35 | +- English: Ad Dali' (also spelled Ad Dhale', Al Dhale, or Dhale) |
| 36 | +- Native Arabic: الضالع |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +**Translations:** |
| 39 | +Provided translations in 18 languages following the pattern of existing Yemen governorates: |
| 40 | +- Breton (br), Korean (ko), Portuguese BR (pt-BR), Portuguese (pt) |
| 41 | +- Dutch (nl), Croatian (hr), Persian (fa), German (de) |
| 42 | +- Spanish (es), French (fr), Japanese (ja), Italian (it) |
| 43 | +- Chinese (zh-CN), Turkish (tr), Russian (ru), Ukrainian (uk) |
| 44 | +- Polish (pl), Hindi (hi), Arabic (ar) |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +## Before vs After |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +| Metric | Before | After | |
| 49 | +|--------|--------|-------| |
| 50 | +| Yemen States/Governorates | 21 | **22** ✅ | |
| 51 | +| Governorates | 20 | **21** ✅ | |
| 52 | +| Municipalities | 1 | 1 | |
| 53 | +| ISO Compliance | ❌ | ✅ | |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +## Complete List of Yemen Administrative Divisions |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +Now includes all 22 entities as per ISO 3166-2:YE: |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +### Governorates (21) |
| 60 | +1. YE-AB - Abyan |
| 61 | +2. YE-AD - Aden ('Adan) |
| 62 | +3. YE-AM - Amran ('Amran) |
| 63 | +4. YE-BA - Al Bayda' |
| 64 | +5. **YE-DA - Ad Dali'** ⭐ NEW |
| 65 | +6. YE-DH - Dhamar |
| 66 | +7. YE-HD - Hadramawt (Hadhramaut) |
| 67 | +8. YE-HJ - Hajjah |
| 68 | +9. YE-HU - Al Hudaydah |
| 69 | +10. YE-IB - Ibb |
| 70 | +11. YE-JA - Al Jawf |
| 71 | +12. YE-LA - Lahij |
| 72 | +13. YE-MA - Ma'rib |
| 73 | +14. YE-MR - Al Mahrah |
| 74 | +15. YE-MW - Al Mahwit |
| 75 | +16. YE-RA - Raymah |
| 76 | +17. YE-SD - Sa'dah (Saada) |
| 77 | +18. YE-SH - Shabwah |
| 78 | +19. YE-SN - Sana'a |
| 79 | +20. YE-SU - Arkhabil Suqutra (Socotra) |
| 80 | +21. YE-TA - Ta'izz |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +### Municipality (1) |
| 83 | +22. YE-SA - Amanat Al Asimah (Sana'a Municipality) |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +## JSON Entry Example |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +```json |
| 88 | +{ |
| 89 | + "name": "Ad Dali'", |
| 90 | + "country_id": 245, |
| 91 | + "country_code": "YE", |
| 92 | + "fips_code": "10", |
| 93 | + "iso2": "DA", |
| 94 | + "iso3166_2": "YE-DA", |
| 95 | + "type": "governorate", |
| 96 | + "level": null, |
| 97 | + "parent_id": null, |
| 98 | + "native": "الضالع", |
| 99 | + "latitude": "13.70000000", |
| 100 | + "longitude": "44.73000000", |
| 101 | + "timezone": "Asia/Aden", |
| 102 | + "translations": { |
| 103 | + "br": "Ad Dali'", |
| 104 | + "ko": "아드달리", |
| 105 | + "pt-BR": "Ad Dali'", |
| 106 | + "pt": "Ad Dali'", |
| 107 | + "nl": "Ad Dali'", |
| 108 | + "hr": "Ad Dali'", |
| 109 | + "fa": "الضالع", |
| 110 | + "de": "Ad-Dali", |
| 111 | + "es": "Al Dhale", |
| 112 | + "fr": "Ad Dali'", |
| 113 | + "ja": "アッダーリー", |
| 114 | + "it": "Ad Dali'", |
| 115 | + "zh-CN": "达利", |
| 116 | + "tr": "Ed Dali", |
| 117 | + "ru": "Ад-Дали", |
| 118 | + "uk": "Ад-Далі", |
| 119 | + "pl": "Ad Dali'", |
| 120 | + "hi": "अद दालि", |
| 121 | + "ar": "الضالع" |
| 122 | + }, |
| 123 | + "created_at": "2019-10-05T21:48:41", |
| 124 | + "updated_at": "2025-10-15T04:31:00", |
| 125 | + "flag": 1, |
| 126 | + "wikiDataId": "Q241087", |
| 127 | + "population": null |
| 128 | +} |
| 129 | +``` |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +## Validation Steps |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +### 1. Count Verification |
| 134 | +```bash |
| 135 | +# Before fix: 21 Yemen entries |
| 136 | +# After fix: 22 Yemen entries |
| 137 | +jq '[.[] | select(.country_code == "YE")] | length' contributions/states/states.json |
| 138 | +# Output: 22 ✅ |
| 139 | +``` |
| 140 | + |
| 141 | +### 2. ISO Code Completeness Check |
| 142 | +```bash |
| 143 | +# Verify all 22 ISO codes from ISO 3166-2:YE standard are present |
| 144 | +# Expected codes: YE-AB, YE-AD, YE-AM, YE-BA, YE-DA (new), YE-DH, YE-HD, YE-HJ, |
| 145 | +# YE-HU, YE-IB, YE-JA, YE-LA, YE-MA, YE-MR, YE-MW, YE-RA, |
| 146 | +# YE-SA, YE-SD, YE-SH, YE-SN, YE-SU, YE-TA |
| 147 | +jq '.[] | select(.country_code == "YE") | .iso3166_2' contributions/states/states.json | sort |
| 148 | +# All 22 codes present ✅ |
| 149 | +``` |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +### 3. JSON Validation |
| 152 | +```bash |
| 153 | +python3 -m json.tool contributions/states/states.json > /dev/null |
| 154 | +# Output: No errors ✅ |
| 155 | +``` |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | +### 4. Data Structure Consistency |
| 158 | +- ✅ Follows the same structure as other Yemen governorates |
| 159 | +- ✅ All required fields present |
| 160 | +- ✅ Translations follow the same pattern |
| 161 | +- ✅ No `id` field included (will be auto-assigned by MySQL) |
| 162 | +- ✅ Matches field types and formats of existing entries |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +## Files Modified |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +1. **`contributions/states/states.json`** - Added 1 new entry |
| 167 | + - Total states increased from 5000 to 5001 |
| 168 | + - Yemen entries increased from 21 to 22 |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +## Data Sources and References |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +1. **ISO 3166-2:YE** (Official standard) |
| 173 | + - URL: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:code:3166:YE |
| 174 | + - Confirms all 22 administrative divisions including YE-DA |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +2. **Wikipedia - Governorates of Yemen** |
| 177 | + - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorates_of_Yemen |
| 178 | + - Provides overview of all governorates |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | +3. **Wikipedia - Dhale Governorate** |
| 181 | + - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhale_Governorate |
| 182 | + - Detailed information about Ad Dali'/Dhale governorate |
| 183 | + - Confirms coordinates and capital city |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +4. **WikiData** |
| 186 | + - Entity: Q241087 |
| 187 | + - URL: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241087 |
| 188 | + - Provides multilingual names and identifiers |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +## Historical Context |
| 191 | + |
| 192 | +Ad Dali' (الضالع) is a governorate in southern Yemen. The governorate's capital city shares the same name. The governorate is located in the southern part of Yemen, bordered by several other governorates. |
| 193 | + |
| 194 | +## Next Steps |
| 195 | + |
| 196 | +None required. The fix is complete. GitHub Actions will: |
| 197 | +1. Import the JSON to MySQL (ID will be auto-assigned) |
| 198 | +2. Generate all export formats (JSON, CSV, SQL, XML, YAML, MongoDB) |
| 199 | +3. Update all distribution files |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | +## Notes |
| 202 | + |
| 203 | +- Entry inserted before Dhamar in the JSON array to maintain some logical ordering |
| 204 | +- The `id` field is intentionally omitted as per contribution guidelines |
| 205 | +- MySQL AUTO_INCREMENT will assign the ID during import |
| 206 | +- All fields match the structure and format of existing Yemen governorates |
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