State of Mawsata دولة الموسطة
State of the Protectorate of South Arabia
1780–1967
Map of the Federation of South Arabia
• Type	Sheikhdom
Historical era	20th century
• Established	1780
• Disestablished	1967
Preceded by Succeeded by Federation of Arab Emirates of the South South Yemen

Mawsata, Mausata (Arabic: الموسطة), or the Mawsata State (Arabic: دولة الموسطة Dawlat Mawsaṭah), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. Mawsata was located in the western and southwestern part of Upper Yafa. The main mountain in the area is Jabal Darfan.

Mawsata was the most populated of the five sheikhdoms of Upper Yafa. The last ruler was deposed in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen and the area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.^[1]

History

The State of Mawsata (Dawlat Mawsata) was established in 1780. Owing to family dissensions, in 1860 the ruling family was divided into two lineages. Around 1904 the state became a British protectorate.

Mawsata was part of the Protectorate of South Arabia until 1967 when it was abolished.^[2]

See also

• Aden Protectorate
• Upper Yafa

References

External links

• Map of Arabia (1905-1923) including the states of Aden Protectorate

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