Tribes of the United Arab Emirates

ruling family of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; branch of the Bani Yas clan

royal family in the United Arab Emirates

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Anizah or Anazah (, Najdi pronunciation: ) is an Arabian tribe in the Arabian Peninsula, Upper Mesopotamia, and the Levant.

tribal confederation in the United Arab Emirates

ruling royal family of Fujairah

The Shihuh (, '''') is an Arab tribe living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. In the singular, the name is Al Shehhi, a common family name in the UAE and Oman today. Inhabiting the northern part of the Hajar Mountain range, specifically in the Ruus Al Jibal (Musandam Peninsula), the tribe has long been influential in the affairs of both the east and west coast settlements of the northern UAE and Oman and has fiercely maintained both its identity and independence.

Royal Family of Umm Al Quwain

bedouin tribe of northeastern Arabia

The Mahris (), also known as the al-Mahra tribe (), are an Arab ethnographic group primarily inhabiting South Arabia especially in the Al-Mahra Governorate in Yemen and the island of Socotra in the Guardafui Channel. They are named after Mahra bin Haydan. They can also be found in the Sultanate of Oman, and the eastern region of the Arabian Peninsula.

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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.

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

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

ruling royal family of Ajman, UAE

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.

tribe of the Arabian Peninsula

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.

sunni Arab sub-tribal confederation based in the Arab states

The Daramikah (, singular Darmaki) are an Arabian tribe, a branch of the widespread Dhawahir of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. They have given their name to a small watchtower located in the Qattara Oasis in Al Ain, one of a number of areas in the region traditionally held by the semi-nomadic Dhawahir. The tower protected the falaj irrigation system that gave life to the oasis.