Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general/tribes-of-arabia

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Al-Buainain

The Al-Buainain (; also spelled Al Bu'ainain, Al Bu'aynin and Al Boainain) are a clan of the Bani Tamim tribe, and are divided into four main branches which are al-Khater, al-Muhammad, al-Ali and Al-Nuwasir. The clan is based primarily in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The tribe used to be involved in the lucrative pearl diving industry.

The Al-Buainain tribe was one of the several bedouin tribes to move to Bahrain in 1783, after the Al Khalifa conquered the island.

History

The Al-Buainain established the town of Jubail on the Hasa coast –northwest of Ras Tanura– following dissatisfaction in Qatar. They have also worked on building up one of Qatar's largest cities, Al Wakrah. J. G. Lorimer noted in his publication Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf that the Al-Buainain population in Al Wakrah was 2,000 in 1908. In the same publication, Lorimer reported that the tribe owned around 95 houses in Bahrain, mainly in the towns of Askar and Muharraq.

References

References

  1. "نفحات من عينين".
  2. Rentz, George. (1997) ''Oman and the south-eastern shore of Arabia''. Ithaca Press
  3. "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [1530] (1645/2084)". Qatar Digital Library.
  4. [[Fromherz, Allen James]]. (2012). ''Qatar: A Modern History''. I.B.Tauris. p.139
  5. "'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908' [238] (265/2084)". Qatar Digital Library.
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

tribes-of-arabia bahraini-families qatari-families
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Al-Buainain — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report