Rashaida people
 Map of the extent of the Arab Rashaida tribe in Mainland Eritrea and Dahlak Archipelago. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| est. 3,500,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Kuwait, Yemen, UAE, Oman, Jordan | |
| Languages | |
| Hejazi Bedouin Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam |
The Rashaida, Rashaayda or Bani Rashid (Template:Lang-ar) is a tribe of ethnic Bedouin Arabs descending from Banu Abs native to the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. They currently inhabit Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, Tunisia, Oman, Palestine, and Jordan.[1] In 1846, many Rashaida migrated from the Hejaz in present-day Saudi Arabia into what is now Sudan, Kuwait, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates after tribal warfare had broken out in their homeland. They are present in other Arab countries too, such as Egypt, Libya, Palestine. Large numbers of Bani Rasheed are also found on the Arabian Peninsula.
The Bani Rasheed are descendants of the Banu Abs tribe.[2]
The Rashaida keep their traditional dress, culture, customs, camel breeds and practice of Sunni Islam.[3] The racing camel breeds of the Rashaida tribe are prized all over Sudan and the Arabian Peninsula and fetch very high prices.
See also
References
- ^ Young, William C., "The Rashaayda Bedouin - Arab Pastoralists of Sudan", 1996.
- ^ Rashaida People History, Niaz Murtaza The pillage of sustainability in Eritrea 1998, p.177
- ^ Snap Shots, Al-Ahram Weekly, 29 December 2005 - 4 January 2006, Issue No. 775
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