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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 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 Trucial States (Arabic: الإمارات المتصالحة, romanized: Al-Imārāt al-Mutaṣāliḥa), also known as the Trucial Coast (Arabic: الساحل المتصالح, romanized: Al-Sāḥil al-Mutaṣāliḥ), the Trucial Sheikhdoms (Arabic: المشيخات المتصالحة, romanized: Al-Mashyakhāt al-Mutaṣāliḥa), Trucial Arabia or Trucial Oman, was a group of tribal ...
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 northern-most sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates hopes a new adventure camp showcasing its wide-open spaces, fresh air and socially distanced mountain peaks can aid in reviving its tourist ...
Manfuha Sheikhdom (1682–1834) Abu Arish Sheikhdom (1200–1863) Al Bir Sheikhdom (1600–1850) Al Rawdah Sheikhdom (1697–1790) Al-Kharj Emirate (1688–1865) Unaizah Emirate (1768–1904) Buraidah Emirate (1768–1913) Awdah Sheikhdom (1700–1790) Jalajil Sheikhdom (1762–1831) Harmah Sheikhdom (1700–1779) Al Majma'ah Sheikhdom (1758 ...
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.
Police in Dubai have arrested a Russian citizen for filming several naked women on a high-rise balcony in the city, a Russian diplomat said Tuesday, after footage of the nude photo shoot went ...