Shuqrah

Shuqrah

Shuqrah

Town in Abyan, Yemen

Shuqrah[1] (Arabic: شُقْرَة),[2] also Shaqrāʾ (Arabic: شَقْرَاء)[3] or Shuqrāʾ (Arabic: شُقْرَاء),[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.

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References

  1. [1]
    Shuqrah (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. [2]
    شقرة (Native Script) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. [3]
    Shaqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. [4]
    Shuqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  5. [5]
    Kour, Zaka Hanna (1981). The history of Aden, 1839-72. London: Frank Cass. p. 105. ISBN 0-7146-3101-9.
  6. [6]
    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.
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