The
Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra ( ) or sometimes the
Mahra Sultanate of Ghayda and Socotra ( ) was a
sultanate that included both the historical region of
Mahra and the
Indian Ocean island of
Socotra in what is now eastern
Yemen. It was ruled by the
Banu Afrar ( , also known as )
dynasty and is sometimes called
Mahra State in English.