Sheikhdom of al-ʽIrqa

Sheikhdom of al-ʽIrqa
مشيخة آل عرقة
19th century–1951
Map of the Sheikhdoms of al-Hawra and al-ʽIrqa in 1926
Irqa
Irqa within modern Yemen
CapitalIrqa (city-state)
Religion
Islam
GovernmentSheikhdom
Sheikh 
 bef. 1888 – 1901
`Awad ibn Muhammad Ba Das
 1901 – 1935
Ahmad ibn `Awad Ba Das
 1935 – 1951
Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah ibn `Abd Allah ibn `Awad Ba Das (last)
History 
 Established
19th century
 British protectorate
1890
 Disestablished
1951
Population
 1946
500
Today part ofYemen

The Sheikhdom of al-ʽIrqa (Arabic: مشيخة آل عرقة, romanized: Mashyakhat al-ʽIrqa) was a city-state which was part of the Protectorate of South Arabia, and existed from the 19th century to 1951.