Haushabi

Hawshabi Sultanate of Musaymir
سلطنة الحواشب
State of the Federation of South Arabia
18th century–1967
Flag of Haushabi

Map of the Federation of South Arabia
CapitalAl Raha (until 1887)[1]
Musaymir (from 1887)[1]
 • TypeSultanate
Historical era20th century
• Established
18th century
• Disestablished
1967
Succeeded by
South Yemen

Haushabi or Hawshabi (Arabic: الحوشبي al-Ḥawshabī or Arabic: الحواشب al-Ḥawāshab), or the Haushabi Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة الحواشب Salṭanat al-Ḥawāshab), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. Its capital was Musaymir. The area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.

  1. ^ a b Gavin, R. J. (1975). Aden Under British Rule, 1839-1967. Hurst. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-903983-14-3.