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South Arabia as a general term refers to several regions as currently recognized, in chief the Republic of Yemen; yet it has historically also included Najran, Jizan, and 'Asir which are presently in Saudi Arabia, and Dhofar presently in Oman. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya Najran (formerly Aba as Sa'ud) (نجران is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the frontier with Yemen. Jizan (also called Jazan, Gizan or Gazan) (جيزان is the new name of the capital of the Jizan Province in the far south-west of ʿAsīr ( عسير) is a province of Saudi Arabia located in the southwest of the country The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Dhofar ( Arabic ظفار Ẓufār) region lies in Southern Oman, on the eastern border of Yemen. Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast The frontiers of South Arabia as generally conceived include the historic peoples speaking the related South Arabian languages as well as dialects of Arabic in South Arabia, and partaking of its traditions and culture, which would considerably overlap recently settled political boundaries.

Yemen or al-yaman means "the south". [1]

Three thousand years ago several different state entities occupied the region of South Arabia, e. g. , M'ain, Qataban, Hadhramaut, Saba. The Minaeans from Arabic ( المعينيون Maeeneyyoon or ( معين Maeen (also spelled Ma`in) were an ancient Arab group in Qataban ( Arabic, مملكة قتبان) was one of the ancient Yemeni kingdoms which thrived in the Baihan valley Hadhramaut, Hadhramout or Hadramawt (حضرموت) is a historical region of the south Arabian Peninsula along the Gulf of Aden in the See also Ancient history of Yemen The Sabaeans ( Arabic: السبأيين were an ancient people speaking an Old South Arabian language who [2] In ancient times South Arabia claimed several notable features, e. g. , the famous dam at Marib, the cosmopolitan incense trade, as well as the legendary Queen of Sheba. The Marib Dam ( Arabic:سد مأرب blocks the Wadi Adhanah (also Dhana or Adhana in the valley of Dhana in the Balaq Hills, Yemen. The Incense Route or the Incense Road was a series of major ancient trading routes stretching across Egypt to India through Arabia. The Queen of Sheba (ንግሥተ ሳባ, 'מלכת שבא, ملكة سبأ) was the woman who ruled the ancient kingdom of Sheba and is referred to in Habeshan [3] Two thousand years ago the Himyarites became master of South Arabia for several centuries, until displaced by the armies of Axum which landed from nearby Ethiopia; after a long rule by the Ethiopians, the Sasanid Persians came also arriving by sea. The Himyarite Kingdom or Himyar (in Arabic مملكة حِمْيَر) anciently called Homerite Kingdom by the Greeks and the Romans The Aksumite Empire or Axumite Empire (sometimes called the Kingdom of Aksum or Axum ( Ge'ez: አክሱም was an important trading NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty or Sassanian Dynasty (ساسانیان) is the name used for the third Iranian dynasty and the second Persian empire The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia [4] A half-century later, in the year 6 A. H. , the region became Muslim. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics [5]

History of South Arabia as History of Yemen:

South Arabia in the recent history of Yemen regards these states:

South Arabia outside of Yemen:

South Arabia may also refer to colonial era entities:

References

  1. ^ Mackintosh-Smith, Yemen (London: John Murray 1997) at 8. The history of Yemen is especially important because Yemen is one of the oldest centers of Civilization in the Near East. The ancient history of Yemen ( South Arabia) is especially important because Yemen is one of the oldest centers of Civilization in the Near East Islam came to Yemen around 630 during Muhammad 's lifetime and the rule of the Persian governor Badhan. The Modern history of Yemen began in 1918 when North Yemen gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 30th-25th century BC Ancient Arab tribes move North and South Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( Arabic: المملكة ‏المتوكلية اليمنية al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah}}'' sometimes spelled Mutawakelite The Yemen Arab Republic (YAR (in Arabic: الجمهوريّة العربية اليمنية al-`Arabīyah al-Yamanīyah'') also known as North Yemen The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Democratic Yemen, South Yemen or Yemen (Aden was a Socialist republic in present-day southern and The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Democratic Yemen, South Yemen or Yemen (Aden was a Socialist republic in present-day southern and Yemeni unification took place on May 22, 1990, when the areas of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen were united with the Yemen Arab Republic North Yemen is a term currently used to designate both the Yemen Arab Republic (1962–1990 and its predecessor the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Democratic Yemen, South Yemen or Yemen (Aden was a Socialist republic in present-day southern and See also 1994 civil war in Yemen The Democratic Republic of Yemen (الجمهورية اليمن الديمقراطية in southern Yemen seceded from the Greater Yemen ( Arabic: اليمن الكبرى al-Kubrā is a Geographic term denoting the present territory of the Republic of Yemen as well as the regions Najran (formerly Aba as Sa'ud) (نجران is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the frontier with Yemen. Jizan (also called Jazan, Gizan or Gazan) (جيزان is the new name of the capital of the Jizan Province in the far south-west of ʿAsīr ( عسير) is a province of Saudi Arabia located in the southwest of the country The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Dhofar ( Arabic ظفار Ẓufār) region lies in Southern Oman, on the eastern border of Yemen. Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British The Colony of Aden (مستعمرة عدن Mustaʿmarat ʿAdan) was a British Crown colony from 1937 to 1963 and consisted of the port city Aden Protectorate ( محمية عدن ʿAdan}} was a British Protectorate in southern Arabia in the early and middle 20th century The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South (اتحاد إمارات الجنوب العربي was an organization of States within the British Aden Protectorate The Federation of South Arabia ( Arabic: اتحاد الجنوب العربي Ittihad al-Janūb al-‘arabī) was an organization of States under The Protectorate of South Arabia was a grouping of States under treaties of protection with Britain in what would become South Yemen. One suspect etymology derives it from yamin the "right side" as the south is on the right when facing the sunrise. Another from yumn meaning "felicity" as the region is fertile; indeed the Romans called it Arabia Felix.
  2. ^ Brian Doe, South Arabia (London: Thames & Hudson 1971) at 60-102.
  3. ^ Jean-Francois Breton, Arabia Felix (University of Notre Dame 1999) at 13-20, 23; 53-73; 3-5, 41-43.
  4. ^ al-Tabari, The Hisory of al-Tabari, volume V, The Sasanids, the Byzantines, the Lakmids, and Yemen (S. U. N. Y. 1999) at 183-252; Guy Annequin, Little-Known Civilizations of the Red Sea (Geneva: Ferni 1979) at 196-202.
  5. ^ al-Tabari, The History of al-Tabari, volume VIII, The Victory of Islam (S. U. N. Y. 1997) at 114; Sally Ann Baynard, "Historical Setting" in The Yemens: Country Studies (Washington, D. C. : Foreign Area Studies, The American University, c. 1985) at 1-89, 3-14.
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