Dathina

Dathina Sheikhdom
مشيخة دثينة
State of the Federation of South Arabia
18th century–1967
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CapitalMudiyah
  TypeSheikhdom
Historical era20th century
 Established
18th century
 Disestablished
1967
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Federation of Arab Emirates of the South
South Yemen

Dathina (Arabic: دثينة Dathīnah), the Dathina Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة دثينة Mashyakhat Dathīnah), or sometimes the Dathina Confederation, 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 Mudiyah.