Yemen
Abyan Governorate
Khanfir District

Shuqrah

Shuqrah, also Shaqrāʾ or Shuqrāʾ, is a coastal town in southern . It was the capital of the Fadhli Sultanate until the capital moved to in 1962, although the royal residence remained in Shuqrah.
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  • Type: Village with 4,290 residents
  • Description: village in Abyan Governorate, Yemen
  • Also known as: “Shaqra’”, “Shaqrā’”, “Shuqra‘”, and “Shuqrā’”

Shuqrah

Latitude
13.3566° or 13° 21′ 24″ north
Longitude
45.69692° or 45° 41′ 49″ east
Population
4,290
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
7H579M4W+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1225451105
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
70837
Wiki­data ID
Q1099126
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Shuqrah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شقرة”
  • Croatian: “Sukhra”
  • Dutch: “Shuqrah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شقره”
  • French: “Shuqrah”
  • German: “Shuqrah”
  • Italian: “Shuqra”
  • Italian: “Shuqrah”
  • Japanese: “シュクラ”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shuqrah”
  • Persian: “شقره (ابین)”
  • Persian: “شقره”
  • Russian: “Шукра”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sukhra”
  • Ukrainian: “Шукра”

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