Federation of the United Arab Emirates of the South

The Federation of the United Arab Emirates of the South ( Arabic اتحاد إمارات الجنوب العربي, DMG Ittiḥād Imārāt al-ǧanūb al-ʿarabī ) was a state organization within the Protectorate of Aden . The Federation of Six States was founded on February 11, 1959 in the colony of Aden. Nine states were later added and the federation was renamed the South Arab Federation on April 4, 1962 .

founding states

• Audhali
• Emirate of Beihan
• Emirate of Dhala
• Sultanate of Fadhli
• Lower Yafi Sultanate
• Upper Aulaqi Sheikdom

Joined later

• Sheikdom Alawi
• Sheikdom Aqrabi
• Dathina
• House chabi
• Sultanate of Lahej
• Lower Aulaqi Sultanate
• Maflahi
• Shaib
• Wahidi Balhaf

literature

• Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press , 2000.
• RJ Gavin. Aden Under British Rule: 1839-1967 . London: C. Hurst & Company, 1975.
• Tom Little. South Arabia: Arena of Conflict . London: Pall Mall Press, 1968.