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.
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.
== History == The Awamir roamed across the whole Oman peninsula, from Muscat and Nizwa to Abu Dhabi and Liwa. The Awamir in the area of Abu Dhabi were considered affiliated to the Bani Yas and frequently supported them in conflicts. A large tribe, the Awamir originated in the steppes to the north of the Hadhramut, settling in the north in a process of migration which took place over 500 years. A subsection of the tribe, 'Afar, was linked to Dhafrah. Some 4,000 Awamir settled outside of Oman proper at the turn of the 20th century and of the whole tribe, numbered at the time as 10,000 strong, some 3,500 were nomadic Bedouin.
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