The Hadrami or Hadhrami Sheikdom (Arabic: مشيخة الحضرمي), Maktab Al Hadharem (Arabic: مكتب الحضارم), or Al Hadharem (Arabic: الحضارم), is one of the five sheikdoms of Upper Yafa.[1] The Hadrami sheikdom was divided into four quarters: Sinaani (سناني), Bal Hay (بلحأي), Thuluthi (ثلثي), and Marfadi (مرفدي). The capital of the sheikdom is the village of Al-Shibr (Arabic: قرية الشبر), which is located in the Sinaani quarter.
Hadhrami Sheikdom مشيخة الحضرمي | |||||||||
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1820–1967 | |||||||||
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Capital | Al-Shibr | ||||||||
• Type | Sheikhdom | ||||||||
Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
• Established | 1820 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||||
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The state was abolished on 14 August 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of Yemen. In 1990 it became part of the Republic of Yemen.[2]
Hadrami was ruled by sheikhs who bore the title Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-Hadramiyya.
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