Na'wah^[1] or Nawa^[2] (Arabic: نعوة^[3]) was a sheikhdom and dependency of Upper Yafa. It was a section of the Mawsata.^[4]

Na'wah was a dependency of Upper Yafa.^[2][5] It was placed within the British sphere of influence in the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1914.^[2] However, it never signed a protectorate treaty with Britain.

In 1908, Britain fined Na'wah $1200 for aggression against Al-Dhubi.^[6]

In February 1915, during World War I, one of the sheikhs of Na'wah submitted to the Ottomans, although another refused to comply with the Ottoman summons.^[7]

It was annexed by the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen after the end of World War I, alongside Rubeaten (another Upper Yafa dependency) and later the Beda Sultanate.^[2]

Na'wah laid on the frontier between Ottoman and British Yemen, to the north-east of Qa'tabah, and on the left bank of the Wadi Bana.^[1] It contained several villages and hamlets.^[1] One village, located 5 miles (8 km) from Wadi Bana, was called Na'wah.^[1][3] Another village under the Na'wah was Ar-Razaim.^[4]

As of 1915, Na'wah was ruled by 4 sheikhs.^[7]

In 1913, Na'wah has an emissary from the Imam of Yemen.^[8] For a long time, there was close commerce between Na'wah, Juban and Upper Yafa.^[9]

As of 1915, Na'wah had 4000 inhabitants.^[4]

As of 1915, Na'wah had 500 fighting men.^[4]