Native Name: | Arabic: مشيخة دثينة |
Conventional Long Name: | Dathina Sheikhdom |
Common Name: | Dathina |
Subdivision: | State |
Nation: | the Federation of South Arabia |
Era: | 20th century |
Government Type: | Sheikhdom |
Year Start: | 18th century |
Year End: | 1967 |
P1: | Federation of Arab Emirates of the South |
S1: | South Yemen |
Flag S1: | Flag of South Yemen.svg |
Image Map Caption: | Map of the Federation of South Arabia |
Capital: | Mudiyah |
Dathina (), the Dathina Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة دثينة ), or sometimes the Dathina Confederation, was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Mudiyah.[1]
The state was abolished on 14 August 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of Yemen. In 1990 it became part of the Republic of Yemen.
Dathina was ruled for one-year terms by Chairmen of the Council of State who bore the title Na'ib, Ra'is Majlis al-Dawla.[2]