Upper Yafa, Upper Yafa'i (Arabic: يافع العليا Yāfiʿ al-ʿUlyā), or the Sultanate of Upper Yafa (Arabic: سلطنة يافع العليا Salṭanat Yāfiʿ al-ʿUlyā), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate and the Protectorate of South Arabia. It was ruled by the Harharah dynasty and its capital was Mahjaba. Within its area were the five sheikhdoms of Al-Busi, Al-Dhubi, Al-Hadrami, Al-Muflihi, and Al-Mausatta.
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