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A sheikhdom or sheikdom (Arabic: مشيخة, romanized: Mashyakhah) is a geographical area or a society ruled by a tribal leader known as a sheikh (Arabic: شيخ). [1] Sheikhdoms exist almost exclusively within Arab countries , particularly in the Arabian Peninsula ( Arab States of the Persian Gulf ), with some notable exceptions throughout ...
The Sheikhdom of al-ʽIrqa (Arabic: مشيخة آل عرقة, romanized: Mashyakhat al-ʽIrqa [2]) was a city-state [3] which was part of the Protectorate of South Arabia, and existed from the 19th century to 1951.
The Sheikhdom of al-Hawra [note 1] (Arabic: المشيخة (من) الحوراء, romanized: al-Mashyakhat (min) al-Hawra [1]) was a state of the Protectorate of South Arabia which existed from the 19th century to 1951. It became a British protectorate in 1888.
Because of Qajar weakness, the Arab tribes in Khuzestan province retained a large measure of autonomy. [20] Until the early seventeenth century, the area east of the Shatt al-Arab was an Arab emirate ruled by Sheikh Mubarak bin Abdul Muttalib. He ruled his emirate independently of both the Persian and Ottoman Empires.
The Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة العوالق العليا Mashyakhat al-‘Awālaq al-‘Ulyā) was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, later part of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Sa'id.
Al-Azhar al-Sharif is an Islamic scientific body and the largest religious institution in Egypt. Its headquarters is located in the building of the Sheikhdom of Al-Azhar in the center of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The history of the establishment of the Al-Azhar Mosque dates back to the year 970 by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah.
The Sheikhdom of Dir'iyah (Arabic: مشيخة الدرعية), was a polity in central Arabia from 1446 to 1744 and the predecessor to the First Saudi State. Its capital was Al-Turaif District , and it was based around the banks of Wadi Hanifa .
The Alawi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة العلوي Mashyakhat al-‘Alawī), or Alawi (Arabic: علوي ‘Alawī) — was a Sheikhdom located in the Aden region of southwestern Yemen. Its capital was Al Qasha .