Yemen: 'Castle of the Sultaun of Aden at Lahadj'. Engraving by Charles Heath (1785-1848) after Henry Salt (1780-1827), c. 1814. Lahaj, Lahij or Lahej is a city and an area located between Ta'izz and Aden in Yemen. From the 18th to the 20th century, its rulers were of the Al-Abdali family who claim relation to Ahl al-Bayt (the family of the Prophet Muhammad). Lahij was the capital city of Sultanate of Lahej, a protectorate of the British Empire until 1967, when the sultan was expelled and the city became a part of People's Republic of South Yemen.

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