Emirate of Dhala
Emirate of Dhala إمارة الضالع | |||||||
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| early 19th century–1967 | |||||||
Map of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||
| Status | State of the Federation of South Arabia | ||||||
| Capital | Dhala | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Emir | |||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | early 19th century | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1946 | 50,000 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Yemen | ||||||
Dhala or Dhali` (Arabic: الضالع aḍ-Ḍāliʿ), Amiri (Arabic: الأميري al-Amīrī), or the Emirate of Dhala (Arabic: إمارة الضالع Imārat aḍ-Ḍāliʿ) 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 Dhala (Ad Dali').