Sheikhdom of al-ʽIrqa
Sheikhdom of al-ʽIrqa مشيخة آل عرقة | |
|---|---|
| 19th century–1951 | |
Map of the Sheikhdoms of al-Hawra and al-ʽIrqa in 1926 | |
Irqa Irqa within modern Yemen | |
| Capital | Irqa (city-state) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Government | Sheikhdom |
| Sheikh | |
• bef. 1888 – 1901 | `Awad ibn Muhammad Ba Das |
• 1901 – 1935 | Ahmad ibn `Awad Ba Das |
• 1935 – 1951 | Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah ibn `Abd Allah ibn `Awad Ba Das (last) |
| History | |
• Established | 19th century |
• British protectorate | 1890 |
• Disestablished | 1951 |
| Area | |
| 1946 | 24.6 km2 (9.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1946 | 500 |
| Today part of | Yemen |
The Sheikhdom of al-ʽIrqa (Arabic: مشيخة آل عرقة, romanized: Mashyakhat al-ʽIrqa) was a city-state which was part of the Protectorate of South Arabia, and existed from the 19th century to 1951.