Sharqiyin

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

The Sharqiyin were long the dominant (traditionally Ghafiri) tribe along the East coast of the Trucial States (and the second most numerous in the area around the start of the 19th century), an area known as Shamailiyah. A 1968 census showed 90% of the tribal population of Fujairah was Sharqiyin. They were originally dependents of Sharjah and made several attempts to secede and declare independence, finally practically managing this from 1901 onwards, gaining British recognition as a Trucial State, Fujairah, in 1952.