Map of the Federation of South Arabia

Alawi (Arabic: علوي‎[ʿAlawī]), or the Alawi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة العلوي ‎[Mashyakhat al-ʿAlawī]), was one of the original "Nine Cantons" that signed protection argreements with Great Britain in the late 19th century and became part of the British Aden Protectorate. It was later in the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Al Qasha. The last sheikh, Salih ibn Sayil Al Alawi, was deposed and his state was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen and the area is now part of the Republic of Yemen. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2297x1459, 412 KB) Summary Map of the Federation of South Arabia in present-day Yemen. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2297x1459, 412 KB) Summary Map of the Federation of South Arabia in present-day Yemen. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A protectorate is, in international law, a political entity (a sovereign state or a less developed native polity, such as a tribal chiefstainship or feudal princely state) that formally agrees (voluntarily or under pressure) by treaty to enter into an unequal relationship with another, stronger state, called the protector, which... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aden Protectorate (Arabic: عدن حماية []) (ca. ... The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South (Arabic: اتحاد إمارات الجنوب العربي) was an organization of states within the British Aden Protectorate in what would become South Yemen. ... The Federation of South Arabia was an organization of colonies under British rule. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Peoples Republic of South Yemen was the name of South Yemen briefly between independence in 1967 and the rise to power of Salim Ali Rubai and his Yemeni Socialist Party. ...