Kingdom of Yemen
1918–1970 kingdom in northwestern Yemen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (Arabic: المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or simply as Yemen, or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the northwestern part of what is now Yemen. Its capital was Sana'a until 1948, then Taiz.[1] From 1962 to 1970, it maintained control over portions of Yemen until its final defeat in the North Yemen Civil War. Yemen was admitted to the United Nations on 30 September 1947.[2]
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Quick Facts Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemenالمملكة المتوكلية اليمنية (Arabic)al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah, Status ...
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen | |||||||||||
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1918–1970 | |||||||||||
Anthem: "Royal Salute" (تحية ملكية) | |||||||||||
Status | Member of the United Arab States (1958–1961) | ||||||||||
Capital | Sanaa (1918–1948) Taiz (1948–1962) | ||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||
Religion | Zaydi Shia Islam (official) | ||||||||||
Government | Islamic theocratic absolute monarchy | ||||||||||
King-Imam | |||||||||||
• 1918–1948 | Yahya Hamid ed-Din | ||||||||||
• 1948–1962 | Ahmad bin Yahya | ||||||||||
• 1962–1970 | Muhammad al-Badr | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Independence from the Ottoman Empire | 30 October 1918 | ||||||||||
• Admitted to the United Nations | 30 September 1947 | ||||||||||
26 September 1962 | |||||||||||
1 December 1970 | |||||||||||
Currency | North Yemeni rial | ||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+3 | ||||||||||
Calling code | 967 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Yemen |
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