Lahij
Lahij لحج | |
|---|---|
Ceety | |
  Lahij Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 13°03′N 44°53′E / 13.050°N 44.883°E | |
| Kintra |  Yemen |
| Govrenorate | Lahij |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Staundart Time) |
Lahij or Lahej (Arabic: لحج Laḥij) is a ceety an an aurie locatit atween Ta'izz an Aden in Yemen. Frae the 18t tae the 20t century, its rulers were o the Al-Abdali family who wi Al-Sallami, Al-Ramada, Al-Sindi an al-Aqrabi, claims relation tae Ahl al-Bayt (the family o Muhammad). Lahij wis the caipital ceety o Sultanate of Lahej, a protectorate o the Breetish Empire till 1967, when the sultan wis expelled an the ceety became a pairt o Sooth Yemen.