Shuqrah

Shuqrah شقرة
town
Shuqrah Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 13°21′21″N 45°41′59″E / 13.35583°N 45.69972°ECoordinates: 13°21′21″N 45°41′59″E / 13.35583°N 45.69972°E
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Abyan Governorate
Time zone	Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3)

Shuqrah^[1] (Shaqrā’,^[2] Shuqrā’,^[3] Arabic: شُقرة‎‎^[4]) is a coastal town in southern Yemen. It was the capital of the Fadhli Sultanate^[5] until the capital moved to Zinjibar in 1962,^[6] although the royal residence remained in Shuqrah.

Notes

1. Shuqrah (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. Shaqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. Shuqrā’(Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
4. شقرة (Native Script) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
5. Kour, Zaka Hanna (1981) The history of Aden, 1839-72 Frank Cass, London, page 105, ISBN 0-7146-3101-9
6. Hinchcliffe, Peter; Ducker, John T. and Holt, Maria (2007) Without glory in Arabia: the British retreat from Aden Tauris, London, page 79, ISBN 978-1-84511-140-3