Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom
| Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom مشيخة العوالق العليا | |||||||||
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| State of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| 18th century–1967 | |||||||||
Map of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| Capital | Sa'id | ||||||||
| • Type | Sheikhdom | ||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
• Established | 18th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||||
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The Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة العوالق العليا, romanized: Mashyakhat al-‘Awālaq al-‘Ulyā) was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Sa'id. The area of the former state is now the central part of the Shabwah Governorate of the Republic of Yemen.