Upper Yafa
E351757
Upper Yafa was a sheikhdom in the mountainous Yafa region of southern Arabia that later became part of the British-backed protectorate structures preceding modern South Yemen.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper Yafa canonical | 3 |
| Lower Yafa | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former polity
ⓘ
sheikhdom ⓘ |
| country |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
ⓘ
surface form:
South Yemen
|
| followedBy |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
ⓘ
surface form:
South Yemen
|
| hasGovernmentForm | sheikhdom ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalConnectionWith |
British Empire
ⓘ
Federation of South Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
Protectorate of South Arabia
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
surface form:
modern South Yemen
|
| hasNameInArabic | Yafa al-ʿUlyā ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Upper Yafa self-link ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSystem | tribal sheikhdom ⓘ |
| hasRulingTitle | sheikh ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Southern Arabia
ⓘ
surface form:
South Arabia
|
| locatedIn |
Razih region
ⓘ
surface form:
Yafa region
Southern Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
southern Arabia
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Yafa mountains ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Yemen ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| partOf |
British protectorate structures in South Arabia
ⓘ
British Western Aden Protectorate sphere ⓘ
surface form:
British sphere of influence in Arabia
Qu'aiti Sultanate of Shihr and Mukalla ⓘ
surface form:
South Arabian protectorates
Yafa ⓘ predecessor entities of South Yemen ⓘ protectorate system in South Arabia ⓘ traditional Yafa tribal territory ⓘ |
| region | southern Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| regionType | mountainous region ⓘ |
| sovereigntyTransferredTo |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
ⓘ
surface form:
South Yemen
|
| status |
defunct political entity
ⓘ
historical state ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lower Yafa