Tribes of Arabia

The Hashid (; Musnad: 𐩢𐩦𐩵𐩣) is a tribal confederation in Yemen. It is the second or third largest – after Bakil and, depending on sources, Madh'hij – yet generally recognized as the strongest and most influential. According to medieval Yemeni genealogies, Hashid and Bakil were the sons of Jashim bin Jubran bin Nawf Bin Tuba'a bin Zayd bin Amr bin Hamdan. Member tribes of the Hashid Confederation are found primarily in the mountains in the North and Northwest of the country.

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Arabian tribe

Arabian tribe

tribe in northern Yemen

Arabic tribal group

Shahran () is one of the largest tribes in the 'Asir and Jizan region of Saudi Arabia. Shahrani lands are bordered by Subay' and Al-Shalaowah () to the north, 'Abida and Rofaidah to the east (), Al Njou’ to the South (), and Banou Sha’ba, Mogaidah, Banou Melk, Bal’smar, Banou Sheher, Balgern and Shamran to the west. (). The noticed density to the west of Shahrani lands is due to the presence of the large city of Abha () in that direction. Through history, tribal wars have been waged between the two neighbors, especially between Shahran and the other major tribe of the area, Qahtan (). Such war

Madhḥij () is a large Qahtanite Arab tribal confederation. It is located in south and central Arabia. This confederation participated in the early Muslim conquests and was a major factor in the conquest of the Persian empire and the Byzantine Empire.

sub-tribe of the Banu Khazraj tribe

sub-tribe of the Quraysh tribe

former Arab tribal confederation

pastoral nomadic Arab tribes (Bedouin)

arab tribe from Najd, Saudi Arabia

'''Khath'am''' () was an ancient and medieval Arab tribe which traditionally dwelt in southwestern Arabia. They took part either in cooperation or opposition to the 6th-century expedition of the Aksumite ruler Abraha against Mecca. After initial hostility, they embraced Islam and a played a role in the early Muslim conquests of the 630s. The tribe of Shahran in Yemen and Saudi Arabia is a principal clan of the Khath'am.

Bedouin Sahrawi tribe

Al-Muntafiq () was a large Arab tribal confederation of southern Iraq and Kuwait. The confederation's tribes predominantly settled in Iraq's southern provinces and northern Kuwait.

state that arose in the eastern region of the Saudi Arabia Peninsula

Arabian tribe

Kahlan () was one of the main tribal confederations of Saba' in Ancient Yemen. They are descended from Kahlan bin Saba bin Yishjab bin Yarub bin Qahtan.

Yafaʿ () is an Arab tribe, geographical area, and a district of the Lahij Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 75,014 inhabitants.

Dulaim (also rendered as Dulaimi, Al Duliam or Dulaym; ) is an Arab tribe mainly based in Iraq, with over three million members. The tribe's history goes back to pre-Islamic times and members reside today in Iraq and neighboring countries such as Syria, Kuwait and Jordan.

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arab nomadic and pastoral tribe in Iran

large Arab tribe tracing their lineage back to Qahtan

The Dawasir (Arabic: الدواسر) (singular: Al Dosari, Arabic: الدوسري) are an Arab tribe in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and other Gulf states. Their main base is in southern Najd, specifically in Wadi Al-Dawasir in Saudi Arabia. The Dawasir tribe is among the most powerful and influential tribes of Arabia, as they are the maternal uncles of much of the House of Saud family. The Dawasir tribe is considered one of the largest Arab tribes in terms of numbers, as their number exceeds 6 million.

Khafaja or Khafajah (, also known as Al-Khafaji and Khafaji) is one of the major Arab tribes (especially in Iraq and Egypt) as well as Saudi Arabia, Syria and Jordan.

Tribal federation that has been the dominant power throughout most of what is now the United Arab Emirates

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Arab tribal confederation

Tribal rivalry in the Arabia

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The Otaibah (, also spelled Otaiba, Utaybah) is one of the biggest Arabian tribes originating in the Arabian Peninsula. Their distribution spans throughout Saudi Arabia, especially in Najd and Hejaz. and the Middle East. The Otaibah trace back to the Mudar family and belong to the Qays ʿAylān confederacy through its previous name, Hawazin.

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hasanid dynasty

historical tribe in Arabia

Extinct tribe of Arabia

The Ghamd (also transliterated as Ghamid, ) is an Azd Arab tribe of the Hejaz Region. They are predominantly Sunni, and are considered one of the oldest tribes of the Arabian Peninsula. The Ghamid people are thought to be closely related to the neighboring tribe of Zahran.

The Juhaynah ( ; ) are a nomad tribe of the Arabian Peninsula and the largest clan of Banu Quda'a. They are one of the most powerful Arabian tribes that rule important parts of the Arabian Peninsula. The clan remains prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia mostly in the region of Madinah and the cities of Yanbu, Umluj, Alshabaha, Tabuk, and Jeddah. They are also present in Jordan, among other regions, and Egypt. Additionally, in Sudan they are present in large numbers in the eastern region due to the migrations of Juhani tribes into Sudan during the 11th century, as attested by Ibn Kh

Bāhila () was an Arab tribe based in Najd (central Arabia). Part of the tribe was settled and part of it was semi-nomadic. The Bahila was first mentioned during the early years of Islam, in the mid-7th century. During that time, many Bahila tribesmen migrated to Syria and Basra. Many of those who went to Syria later moved to Khurasan as part of the Umayyad garrison there. As a sub-tribe of Qays, they fought alongside the Qaysi coalition against the Yamani tribes during the Umayyad era. The scholar al-Asma'i and the general Qutayba ibn Muslim both belonged to the tribe. The Bahila were last men

The Bajīla () was an Arab tribe that inhabited the mountains south of Mecca in the pre-Islamic era and later dispersed to different parts of Arabia and then Iraq under the Muslims. The tribe, under one of its chieftains Jarir ibn Abd Allah, played a major role in the Muslim army that conquered Iraq in the mid-7th century.

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arab tribe of Yemen

The Ruwallah (, Rwala Arabic ir-Rwāle, singular Ruweili/Ruwaili) are a large Arab tribe of the northern Arabian Peninsula and Syrian Desert, including Jordan.

Ancient Arabian tribe

tribe of central Arabia and southern Iraq

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medieval migration of Arabs

The Sharqiyin (, singular Al Sharqi ) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Arab tribe during the pre-Islamic times

sunni Arab sub-tribal confederation based in the Arab states

Al-Balushi (; alternatively Baloushi, Balooshi, Bloushi, Blooshi or Beloshi) is a tribal surname common in the Arab states of the Gulf countries (predominantly Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Eastern Saudi Arabia and Southern Iraq). The surname is an Arabized form of the term Balochi or Baluchi, typically denoting Baloch ancestry from Balochistan.

The Awamir () (singular Al Amri ) is a Bedouin Arab tribe in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman, closely associated with the Bani Yas of Abu Dhabi. Warlike and fiercely independent, they were camel breeders, raiders and occasionally date farmers before settling in the 1960s.

Al-Shaitat (), in Standard Arabic al-Shuʿaytāt, is a Sunni Arab clan which lives in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate in eastern Syria. Its members number between 70,000 and 90,000 and it is led by Sheikh Rafaa Aakla al-Raju. Henry Field identified the Shaitat as a clan of the Aqaidat. They were the target of the Al-Shaitat massacres committed by the Islamic State in 2014.