| Shuqrah
شُقْرَةShaqrāʾ (شَقْرَاء) Shuqrāʾ (شُقْرَاء) | |
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| town | |
  ShuqrahLocation in YemenShow map of Yemen ShuqrahShuqrah (Asia)Show map of Asia | |
| Coordinates: 13°21′21″N 45°41′59″E / 13.35583°N 45.69972°E / 13.35583; 45.69972 | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Abyan |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Shuqrah (Arabic: شُقْرَة), also Shaqrāʾ (Arabic: شَقْرَاء) or Shuqrāʾ (Arabic: شُقْرَاء), is a coastal town in southern Yemen. It was the capital of the Fadhli Sultanate until the capital moved to Zinjibar in 1962, although the royal residence remained in Shuqrah.
See also
References
- Shuqrah (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- شقرة (Native Script) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Shaqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Shuqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Kour, Zaka Hanna (1981). The history of Aden, 1839-72. London: Frank Cass. p. 105. ISBN 0-7146-3101-9.
- Hinchcliffe, Peter; Ducker, John T.; Holt, Maria (2007). Without glory in Arabia: the British retreat from Aden. London: Tauris. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-84511-140-3.
| Abyan Governorate | |
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| Capital: Zinjibar | |
| Districts | |
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