Sheikhdom of Shaib مشيخة الشعيب | |||||||||
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State of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
18th century–1967 | |||||||||
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• Type | Sheikhdom | ||||||||
Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
• Established | 18th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||||
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Shaib or Sha‘ib (Arabic: شعيب Shu‘ayb), or the Sheikhdom of Shaib (Arabic: مشيخة الشعيب Mashyakhat ash-Shu‘ayb), was a state in the Aden Protectorate, South Arabia. The area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.