The Al Mohannadi ( ar, المهندي) tribe is an

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tribal confederation based primarily in the

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, especially in

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. Being a tribal confederation that emerged in the coastal town of Al Khor, the larger portion of its members belong to the Bani Hajer tribe. It is also known as Al-Mahanda ( ar, المهاندة). The leading family of the tribe was the Al-Misned family. The other families are Al-Bin Ali, Al-Ibrahim, Al-Shugari, Al-Matwi of Al-Shugari, Al-Qashasha, Al-Hassan, Al-Baduh, and Al-Bin Matar. The tribe was one of the earliest settlers in

Al Khor Al Khor ( ar, الخور; also spelled ''Al Khawr''), officially Al Khor and Al Thakhira, is a municipality in coastal northeastern Qatar. Al Khor City, the municipal seat, is located in the northeast coast of Qatar, around from the capital, ...

in Qatar. In 1908, J. G. Lorimer, a British historian, wrote that Al Khor was frequently referred to as 'Khor al-Mahandah ohannadi. He also wrote that the village consisted of 400 stone and mud houses belonging to the tribe. They also settled the nearby village of

Al Thakhira Al Thakhira ( ar, الذخيره, Adh Dhakhīrah, Ammunition) is a town on the coast of the Al Khor municipality in Qatar, about northeast of the city of Al Khor City and from the capital Doha. It is closely affiliated with Al Khor City, with b ...

. In 1908, Lorimer noted that the village comprised 100 houses of the Al Mohannadi tribe.

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