Shuqrah

Shuqrah (), also Shaqrāʾ () or Shuqrāʾ (), is a coastal town in southern Yemen. It was the capital of the Fadhli Sultanate until the capital moved to Zinjibar in 1962, although the royal residence remained in Shuqrah.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Shuqrah
Settlement.other_name: Shaqrāʾ () Shuqrāʾ ()
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.settlement_type: town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Yemen#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Yemen
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Abyan
Settlement.unit_pref: metric
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: Yemen Standard Time
Settlement.utc_offset: +3

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British explorers Theodore and Mabel Bent ended their final expedition to the region here in late March 1897. Sick with malaria, they were transported to hospital in Aden by dhow.

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