Sheikhdom of al-Hawra
13°49′03″N 47°34′42″E / 13.817366°N 47.578196°E
Sheikhdom of al-Hawra المشيخة (من) الحوراء | |
|---|---|
| 19th century–1951 | |
Map of the Sheikhdoms of al-Hawra and al-ʽIrqa in 1926 | |
Al-Hawra Al-Hawra within modern Yemen | |
| Capital | al-Hawra |
| Religion | Islam |
| Government | Sheikhdom |
| Sheikh | |
• 1858 – 1895 | `Abd Allah ibn Muhammad Ba Shahid (first) |
• 1917 – 1951 | Awad ibn Salih Ba Shahid (last) |
| History | |
• Established | 19th century |
• British protectorate | 1888 |
• Disestablished | 1951 |
| Area | |
| 1946 | 41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1946 | 300 |
| Today part of | Yemen |
The Sheikhdom of al-Hawra (Arabic: المشيخة (من) الحوراء, romanized: al-Mashyakhat (min) al-Hawra) was a state of the Protectorate of South Arabia which existed from the 19th century to 1951. It became a British protectorate in 1888.