Lower Yafa

Sultanate of Lower Yafa
Arabic: يافع السفلى Yāfi‘ as-Suflá
State of the Federation of South Arabia
ca. 1800–1967
Flag of Lower Yafa
Flag
of Lower Yafa
Coat of arms

Map of the Federation of South Arabia
CapitalJaʿār
 • TypeSultanate
Historical era20th century
• Established
ca. 1800
• Disestablished
1967
Succeeded by
South Yemen

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.


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