Al-Uqaydat
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Arab tribe in Syria and Iraq
| Uqaydat الْعُقَيْدَات | |
|---|---|
| Qahtan Arab tribe | |
| Known by the nickname Sons of al-Abraz (عيال الابرز) | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | Al-Uqaidi |
| Location | Iraq Syria Saudi Arabia Qatar Bahrain |
| Parent tribe | Zubaid |
| Language | Arabic |
| Religion | Islam |
Al-Uqaydat is a large Arab tribe predominantly based between Syria and Iraq. It is the largest tribe in the Deir ez-Zor province and according to Max von Oppenheim, it is the largest tribe in all of Mesopotamia.[1] Members of the tribe can be found on both sides of the Iraqi-Syrian border.
The Uqaydat tribe is descended from the tribe of Zubaid.[2]
Structure
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The tribe is divided into three main branches, each of which consists of several clans:
Busaraya Clan
[edit ]Abu Kamel Branch
[edit ]- Abu Hassan Clan
- Al-Qaraan Clan
- Abu Rahmat Clan
- Al-Baqir Clan
- Al-Shuwait Clan
Abu Kamal Branch
[edit ]- Al-Mireh Clan – sheikh: Mohamed Al-Gharab Al-Harsa
- Al-Hassoun Clan – sheikh: Ayman Al-Daham Al-Dandal
- Al-Damim Clan – sheikh: Kamal Al-Naji Al-Jirah
- Al-Daleej Clan
- Al-Marashda Clan
- Al-Jaalkah Clan
Abu Zamil Branch (al-Shaitat)
[edit ]- Al-Khanfour Clan
- Al-Shabab Clan
- Al-Aliyat Clan
References
[edit ]- ^ الفردوس عظم, محمود (2005). القبائل العربية في بلاد الشام: ابتداء من الجاهلية وحتى هذا الزمان (in Arabic). مكتبة اليقظة العربية.
- ^ العامة, Jordan دائرة الآثار (1966). حولية دائرة الآثار العامة. Department of Antiquities, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. p. 19.
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