Sheikdom Alawi

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The Sheikdom Alawi ( Arabic مشيخة العلوي Maschyakhat al-ʿAlawī ) was a state within the South Arab Federation after briefly belonging to the Federation of the United Arab Emirates of the South .

history

It was originally one of the nine cantons (Sultanate of Lahej, Emirate of Dhala, Sheikdom Aqrabi , Lower Aulaqi, Sultanate of Fadhli, Haushebi, Subeihi Lower Yafa) that signed the Protection Treaty with the United Kingdom in the late 19th century . The sheikdom was a small landlocked country between Dhala (in the north) and Haushebi (in the south). Its capital was Al Qasha . His last sheikh was Salih ibn Sayil Al Alawi. This was ousted and his sheikdom was incorporated into the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen in 1967 . The area is now part of the Republic of Yemen .

geography

Emirate of Dhala Emirate of Dhala Emirate of Dhala
House chabi Neighboring communities Emirate of Dhala
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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.