Al-Mahrah Governorate

Yemen / al-Mahrah / al-Gaydhah /
 invisible, first-level administrative division, governorate (administrative division)
Al Mahrah or Mahra (Arabic: المهرة‎) is a governorate (muhafazah) of Yemen in the southern Arabian Peninsula in the area of the former Mahra Sultanate. Its capital is Al Ghaydah.

The Sultanate also included Socotra and adjecent islands. It was ruled by the Banu Afrar dynasty, who were ousted in 1967 by a communist insurgency as well as all the other Monarchs in South Arabia.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Mahrah_Governorate
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Coordinates:   17°6'46"N   51°45'13"E

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  • The Sultanate also included Socotra and adjecent islands. It was ruled by the Banu Afrar dynasty, who were ousted in 1967 by a communist insurgency as well as all the other Monarchs in South Arabia.
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  • المهـره قبيلـه غارقـه فـي اصالـه التاريـــخ و يشهـد لهـا كـل من هو ادرى بالتاريخ , المهـره , منبـع للرجـال الشعجعـان
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