Emirate of Dhala

Emirate of Dhala إمارة الضالع
early 19th century–1967
Left: Flag of the Emirate Right: Royal Standard of the Emir
Map of the Federation of South Arabia
Status	State of the Federation of South Arabia
Capital	Dhala
Government	Monarchy
Emir
History
• Established	early 19th century
• Disestablished	1967
Population
• 1946	50,000[1]
Succeeded by South Yemen
Today part of	Yemen

Dhala or Dhali` (Arabic: الضالع aḍ-Ḍāliʿ), Amiri (Arabic: الأميري al-Amīrī), or the Emirate of Dhala (Arabic: إمارة الضالع Imārat aḍ-Ḍāliʿ) 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 Dhala (Ad Dali').