Shuqrah

Shuqrah^[1] (Arabic: شُقْرَة),^[2] also Shaqrāʾ (Arabic: شَقْرَاء)^[3] or Shuqrāʾ (Arabic: شُقْرَاء),^[4] is a coastal town in southern Yemen. It was the capital of the Fadhli Sultanate^[5] until the capital moved to Zinjibar in 1962,^[6] although the royal residence remained in Shuqrah.

Shuqrah شُقْرَة Shaqrāʾ (شَقْرَاء) Shuqrāʾ (شُقْرَاء)
town
Shuqrah Location in Yemen Show map of Yemen Shuqrah Shuqrah (Asia) Show map of Asia
Coordinates: 13°21′21″N 45°41′59″E
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Abyan
Time zone	UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time)

See also

• Hadhramaut / Sarat Mountains
  • Harra es-Sawad

References

1. Shuqrah (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. شقرة (Native Script) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. Shaqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
4. Shuqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
5. Kour, Zaka Hanna (1981). The history of Aden, 1839-72. London: Frank Cass. p. 105. ISBN 0-7146-3101-9.
6. Hinchcliffe, Peter; Ducker, John T.; Holt, Maria (2007). Without glory in Arabia: the British retreat from Aden. London: Tauris. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-84511-140-3.