- Upper Yafa
Upper Yafa, Upper Yafa'i (Arabic: يافع العليا [IPA|Yāfiʿ al-ʿUlyā] ), or the Sultanate of Upper Yafa (Arabic: سلطنة يافع العليا [IPA|Salṭanat Yāfiʿ al-ʿUlyā] ), was a state in the British
Aden Protectorate and theProtectorate of South Arabia . It was ruled by the Harharahdynasty and its capital wasMahjaba . Within its area were thesheikh doms of Busi, Dhubi,Hadrami ,Maflahi , andMausatta .History
In the 1960s, Upper Yafa did not join the British-sponsored
Federation of South Arabia but became a part of the Protectorate of South Arabia. It was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of thePeople's Republic of South Yemen and is now part of the Republic ofYemen .ultans of Upper Yafa
*Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Salih ibn Ahmad ibn ali - ?-1895
*Kahtan ibn Umar ibn al Husayn - 1895-1904
*Umar ibn Kahtan ibn Umar - 1904-1919
*Salih ibn Umar ibn al Husayn Harharah - 1919-1927
*Umar ibn Salih Harharah - 1927-1948
*Muhammad ibn Salih Harharah - 1948-
*Yasir arafat bin syech Ali harharah - 1976 - nowPostage stamps
Artistamp artistBruce Grenville has created a set of stamps for the Sultanate of Upper Yafa.
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