Al Qasha was the capital of the
Alawi sheikhdom
The Alawi Sheikhdom ( ar, مشيخة العلوي '), or Alawi ( ar, علوي ') — was a Sheikhdom located in the Aden region of southwestern Yemen. Its capital was Al Qasha. The state was abolished in 1967 with the independence of the People ...
in south
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
. It is a small city bordering northern Yemen.
History
The city was founded by
sheikh Sayel Bin Alawi Al Rabaa in 1743, after he left his home in
Najran, present day
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
, to avoid problems between his family, the Hepatullah royal family of Najran, and his wife's family, the Hameduldeen royal family. He started his own sheikhdom of Al Alawi in Al Qasha in order to create a safe place for his family and people.
The Alawi sheikhdom remained until 1967.
[Paul Dresch. ''A History of Modern Yemen.'' Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000]
See also
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Aden Protectorate
The Aden Protectorate ( ar, محمية عدن ') was a British protectorate in South Arabia which evolved in the hinterland of the port of Aden and in the Hadhramaut following the conquest of Aden by the Bombay Presidency of British India ...
References
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