Al Mahrah or Mahra (Arabic: المهرة) is a governorate of Yemen in the southern Arabian Peninsula in the area of the former Mahra Sultanate. Its capital is Ghaydah. The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Yemen is divided into 19 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Abyan Adan Ad Dali Al Bayda Al Hudaydah Al Jawf Al Mahrah Al Mahwit Amran Dhamar Hadhramaut Hajjah Ibb Lahij Marib Sadah Sanaá Shabwah Taizz note: there may be one additional governorate of the capital city of Sana... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية) is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. ... Mahra or Al Mahrah (Arabic: المهرة) is a governorate of Yemen in the southern Arabian Peninsula. ...

In addition to Arabic, Mehri, a Modern South Arabian language is spoken in Mahra. Mehri or Mahri is a Semitic language in the eastern part of Yemen, in Kuwait, and in Oman. ... South Arabian is a technical designation within Semitic linguistics for one of two main branches of South Semitic. ...

Governorates of Yemen
Abyan | 'Adan | Ad Dali' | Al Bayda' | Al Hudaydah | Al Jawf | Al Mahrah | Al Mahwit | 'Amran | Dhamar | Hadhramaut | Hajjah | Ibb | Lahij | Ma'rib | Sa'dah | Sanaá | Shabwah | Ta'izz