Mutayr — (Arabic: مطير; also spelled Mutair and Mtayr) is one of the largest Sunni tribes of the Arabian Peninsula. The traditional leaders (or shaykhs ) of Mutayr are the Doshan clan (singular Dewish ). The main branches of Mutayr today are Banu… … Wikipedia
Mutayr — Les Mutayr (Arabe: مطير) sont une grande tribu de la péninsule d Arabie. La tribu se compose d une grande coalition (hilf) de plusieurs groupes: les Arabes du Nord (Adnan) et les Arabes du Sud (Qahtan). Cependant, le cœur de cette tribu… … Wikipédia en Français
Mutayr — Los Mutayr son una tribu de Arabia al mando de un sheik, que a mediados del siglo XIX y hasta 1908 fueron independientes. Los Mutayr se encontraban en Arabia Central, entre Nedj y Medina, y emigraron a mediados del siglo XIX al noroeste de El… … Wikipedia Español
Arab tribes in Iraq — Many Iraqis identify more or less strongly with a tribe ( ashira ), and some feel a stronger loyalty to their clans or tribes than to any national government. Thirty of the 150 or so identifiable tribes in Iraq are the most influential. Tribes… … Wikipedia
Bani Khalid — ( ar. بني خالد) is an Arab tribal confederation of eastern and central Arabia. The tribe dominated the eastern region of modern day Saudi Arabia (al Hasa and al Qatif) from 1670 to 1793, and again under the auspices of the Ottoman Empire for a… … Wikipedia
Nejd — or Najd (literally highland , ar. نجد) is the central region of the Arabian Peninsula. Geography Boundaries of NejdThe Arabic word nejd literally means upland and was once applied to a variety of regions within the Arabian Peninsula. However, the … Wikipedia
Ikhwan — For Al Ikhwān Al Muslimūn , see Muslim Brotherhood. For the Kashmiri organization, see Ikhwan (Kashmir) The Ikhwan (Arabic for brothers ) was the Islamic religious militia which formed the main military force of the Arabian ruler Ibn Saud and… … Wikipedia
Tribes of Arabia — Arabs are a semitic people, descending from various Old North Arabian tribes.Much of the the lineage provided before Ma ad relies on biblical genealogy and therefore its accuracy from that link uses the bible as a genealogical historical record.… … Wikipedia
Saud ibn Faisal — *Muhammad ibn Saud *Abd al Aziz *Sa d ibn Saud *Abdallah ibn Saud *Abd al Rahman ibn SaudSaud ibn Faisal was the second son of the third Imam of the Second Saudi State, Faisal ibn Turki, who ruled from 1834 to 1838, and 1843 to 1865. Saud s full… … Wikipedia
Banu Ghatafan — ( ar. بنو غطفان) are a massive ancient tribe north of Medinah and from them come the tribes of Banu Abs and Ashga and Banu Thibyaan. They were one of the Arab tribes that interacted with Muhammad. They are notable for allying themselves with the… … Wikipedia