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Lahij
Lahij Location in Yemen
Coordinates: 13°03′N 44°53′E / 13.05°N 44.883°E / 13.05; 44.883
Country	Yemen
Governorate	Abyan Governorate
Time zone	Yemen Standard Time (UTC+3)

Lahij or Lahej (Arabic: لحج laḥij) 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 with Al-Sallami, Al-Ramada, Al-Sindi and al-Aqrabi, claims relation to Ahl al-Bayt (the family of 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.

Coordinates: 13°03′N 44°53′E / 13.05°N 44.883°E / 13.05; 44.883