Bani Yas ( ar, بَنُو ياس) is a

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of Najdi origin in the

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. The tribal coalition which consists of tribes from

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Khawr al Udayd Khawr al Udayd, ( ar, خور العديد; also spelled Khor al Adaid and Khor al-‘Udeid) is a settlement and inlet of the Persian Gulf located in Al Wakrah Municipality in southeast Qatar, on the border with Saudi Arabia. It is known to loca ...

southeast of

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, was called the Bani Yas Coalition. The tribe has been led by their rulers, the Al Nahyan, who had their headquarters in Al Dhafra and now in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dha ...

. The ruling family of the United Arab Emirates and Abu Dhabi, Al Nahyan, which is a branch of

Al-Falahi The House of Al Falahi is a tribal clan that belongs to Bani Yas tribal confederation. The ruling family of Al Nahyan of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi comes from this house and tribe. It is blood related to the House of Al Falasi that Al Maktoum, the ru ...

, belongs to and rules this tribe, as do the emirs of Dubai,

Al Maktoum The House of Maktoum ( ar, آل مكتوم ') is the ruling royal family of the Emirate of Dubai, and one of the six ruling families of the United Arab Emirates. The family is a branch of the Bani Yas clan (a lineage the family shares with t ...

, which is a branch of Al-Falasi.

History

Bani Yas had close relations with the Dhawahir tribe, which was traditionally at odds with al Naimi and Bani Ka’ab in

Buraimi Oasis ar, وَاحَة ٱلْبُرَيْمِي, Wāḥat Al-Buraymī , native_name_lang = ar , image_skyline = Mezyad Fort.jpg , image_caption = Mezyad Fort in Al Ain (UAE), with Jebel Hafeet, which is partially in the Omani Governorat ...

Branches

Bani Yas consists of several branches, which are: # Al Qubaisi (قبيسي) # Al Bu Falasi (آل بو فلاسه) # Al Bu Falah (آل بو فلاح) # Al Rumaithat (الرميثات) # Al Bu Muhair (آل بو مهير) #

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(الهوامل) # Al Mehairbi (المحاربه) # Al Suwaidi (السودان) # Al Qamzi (القمزان) # Al Marar (المرر) # Al Mazrouie (مزاريع)

References

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History

Branches

See also

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