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) | |
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  Shuqrah Location in Yemen  Shuqrah Shuqrah (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 13°21′21″N 45°41′59″E / 13.35583°N 45.69972°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Abyan |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
See also
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edit- ^ 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.
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