| Dathina Sheikhdom مشيخة دثينة | |||||||||
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| State of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| 18th century–1967 | |||||||||
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 Map of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| Capital | Mudiyah | ||||||||
| • Type | Sheikhdom | ||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
• Established | 18th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||||
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Dathina (Arabic: دثينة Dathīnah), the Dathina Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة دثينة Mashyakhat Dathīnah), or sometimes the Dathina Confederation, was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Mudiyah.[1]
- ^ Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000