Yafa'a

Yafa'a District يافع
District
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Lahij
Population (2003)
• Total	75,014
Time zone	UTC+3(Yemen Standard Time)

Yafa'a(Arabic:يافع,romanized:Yāfiʿ) is an Arab tribe, geographical area, and adistrictof theLahij Governorate,Yemen.As of 2003, the district had a population of 75,014 inhabitants.

Tribe

The tribe of Yafa'a is anArab tribein southernYemen.It is one of the biggest tribes that descended from the ancientHimyarites.Today, most members of the tribe can be found across theArabian Peninsula,in particularYemen,Saudi Arabia,Bahrain,The United Arab Emirates,andQatar,wherein it is estimated that the Yafa' tribe makes up the second-largest Arabian tribe among the Qatari society, with theAl Murrahtribe coming first. According to Arab historianAbu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani,the genealogy of Yafa' is of the following: "Yafa' bin Qawel bin Zaid bin Naaitah bin Sharhabel bin Al Harth bin Yareem dhi Raain bin Zaid bin Sahal bin Amer bin Qais bin Muawiyah bin Joshom bin Abd Shams bin Wael bin Al Ghawth bin Al Humaysaa bin Himyar bin Saba."Yafa' has gone through a complex structuration of different tribal forms in the last several centuries. The division comprises Yafi' bani Qasid (Lower Yafaor Yafa' as-Sufla) and Yafi' bani Malik (Upper Yafaor Yafa' al-Ulya), each including five branches andsheikhdoms.Branches of Yafa'alamry

• Al-Harm(آل هرم)

Branches of Yafa' bani Qasid:

• Kaladi (كلدي)
• Saadi (سعدي)
• Yazeedi (يزيدي)
• Nakhibi (ناخبي)
• Yehri (يهري).

Branches of Yafa' bani Malik:

• Maflahi(مفلحي)
• Mawsata(الموسطة)
• Al-Dhubi(الضُبي)
• Al-Busi(البعسي)
• Hadhrami(الحضرمي).

The area is located northeast of the port city ofAden.In ancient times, the area was referred to asDehsimorSaro Himyar.The once rulingQu'aitidynasty ofHadramautwas Yafa'i in origin. Yafa' was united with the rest of Arabia under theRashidun Caliphate.

See also

• Himyarite Kingdom
• Upper Yafa
• Lower Yafa
• List of Sunni dynasties
• Rashidun Caliphate