Qu'aiti
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This article is about an autonomous former state in southern Arabia. For a modern nation with a similar name, see Kuwait.
Qu'aiti,[nb 1] or the Qu'aiti Sultanate of Shihr and Mukalla,[nb 2] was a sultanate in the Hadhramaut region of the southern Arabian Peninsula, in what is now Yemen. Its capital was Mukalla, and it was divided into six provinces, namely Al-Mukalla, Ash-Shihr, Shibam, Du'an, the Western Province and Hajr. Apart from Al-Mukalla, Ash-Shihr and Shibam were the Sultanate's major cities.[2]
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Quick Facts ٱلدَّوْلَة ٱلْقُعَيْطِيَّة ٱلْحَضْرَمِيَّة, Status ...
Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla ٱلدَّوْلَة ٱلْقُعَيْطِيَّة ٱلْحَضْرَمِيَّة | |||||||||
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1858–1967 | |||||||||
Status | 1858–1888: Independent state 1888–1963: Part of the Aden Protectorate 1963–1967: Part of the Protectorate of South Arabia | ||||||||
Capital | Ash-Shihr (until 1915)[1] Mukalla (from 1915)[1] | ||||||||
Government | Sultanate | ||||||||
HH Sultan | |||||||||
Historical era | 19th and 20th centuries | ||||||||
• Established | 1858 | ||||||||
1888 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 30 November 1967 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Yemen |
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The Sultanate spanned the Indian Ocean coast up to the border of Mahra, encompassed Shabwa, the central valleys and oasis settlements of Hadhramaut, and controlled the southern Empty Quarter.