Lower Yafa
| Sultanate of Lower Yafa | |||||||
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| State of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||
| c. 1800–1967 | |||||||
Map of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||
| Capital | Jaʿār | ||||||
| • Type | Sultanate | ||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||
• Established | c. 1800 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||
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Lower Yafa, Lower Yafa'i (Arabic: يافع السفلى Yāfi‘ as-Suflá), or the Sultanate of Lower Yafa (Arabic: سلطنة يافع السفلى Salṭanat Yāfi‘ as-Suflá), was a sultanate in the British Aden Protectorate ruled by the Al Afifi dynasty. Its capital was at Jaar. Lower Yafa was one part of Yafa'a, the other part being Upper Yafa. It is now part of the Republic of Yemen.