Shuqrah

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Shuqrah
شقرة
town
Shuqrah is located in Yemen
Shuqrah
Shuqrah
Location in Yemen
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Country  Yemen
Governorate Abyan Governorate
Time zone Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3)

Shuqrah[1] (Shaqrā’,[2] Shuqrā’,[3] Arabic: شُقرة‎‎[4]) is a coastal town in southern Yemen. It was the capital of the Fadhli Sultanate[5] until the capital moved to Zinjibar in 1962,[6] although the royal residence remained in Shuqrah.

Notes

  1. ↑ Shuqrah (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ Shaqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ↑ Shuqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ↑ شقرة (Native Script) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  5. ↑ Kour, Zaka Hanna (1981) The history of Aden, 1839-72 Frank Cass, London, page 105, ISBN 0-7146-3101-9
  6. ↑ Hinchcliffe, Peter; Ducker, John T. and Holt, Maria (2007) Without glory in Arabia: the British retreat from Aden Tauris, London, page 79, ISBN 978-1-84511-140-3

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