Alawi Sheikhdom
| ‘Alawi Sheikhdom مشيخة العلوي | |||||||||
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| State of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| unknown–1967 | |||||||||
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Map of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| Capital | Al Qasha | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1917 | Less than 1,500 | ||||||||
| • Type | Sheikhdom | ||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
• Established | unknown | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||||
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The Alawi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة العلوي Mashyakhat al-‘Alawī), or Alawi (Arabic: علوي ‘Alawī) — was a Sheikhdom located in the Aden region of southwestern Yemen. Its capital was Al Qasha. The state was abolished in 1967 with the independence of the People's Republic of South Yemen.