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.

Shuqrah
شُقْرَة
Shaqrāʾ (شَقْرَاء)
Shuqrāʾ (شُقْرَاء)
town
Shuqrah is located in Yemen
Shuqrah
Shuqrah
Location in Yemen
Shuqrah is located in Asia
Shuqrah
Shuqrah
Shuqrah (Asia)
Coordinates: 13°21′21″N 45°41′59″E / 13.35583°N 45.69972°E / 13.35583; 45.69972
Country Yemen
GovernorateAbyan
Time zoneUTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

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References

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