Otaibah
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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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- Genealogy
- History
- {{anchor|Ottoman Empire era – late 15th to early 20th century}}Ottoman Empire (late 15th century to 1900)
- {{anchor|The early 20th century}}Early 20th century
- {{anchor|The middle of 20th to the early 21st century}}Mid-20th to early 21st century
- {{anchor|Siege of the Grand Mosque of Mecca}}Great Mosque of Mecca siege
- {{anchor|Branches of the Tribe|Barga|Roug|Bano Saad}}Tribal branches
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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.
== Genealogy == thumb|A map drawn by Harold Dixon showing the homes of the Arab tribes, including the Otaiba tribe Research of the lineage of northern tribes may begin with Adnan (instead of Ishmael), as passed on by oral tradition. He is the common ancestor of the modern Otaibah, Annazah, Tamim, Abd al-Qays, and Quraysh tribes. Although Adnan is at the head of the tribal genealogy, genealogists and poets typically refer to two of his descendants: his son Ma'add (a later collective term for all north Arabian tribes) and his grandson Nizar, ancestor of Rabi'ah and Mudar.
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