قبائل ساحل الإمارات المتصالحة p.55

FO 371/132894 1958
Tribe

Singular

Najadi

Najadăt
Naqbiyin
Qawaia

Naqbi

Qaidi

Qawasim
(Pronounced Jawasim)

Qasimi

Qitbi

Qitab (Bani)
Sa'ad (Bani)

au

Main Centres
Buraimi (alu Dhali)
Sharjah, Ras al Khaimah
Ras al Khaimah
Sharjah,
Ras al Khaimah.
Kalba
Dhaid (Shariah)
Wadi Mad-ha, Khør
Fakkān (Sharjah) haramunt
Ras al Khaimah
Sharjah, 'Ajman
Fujairah
Ras al Khaimah
Dibah and chuden in

Fujairah, Ras al
Khaimah, and Sharjah
Dubai,
Sharjah

Shamaili

Shamsi

Shamaili (Bani)
Shāmis (A1 Bū)
Sharqiyin
Shahairah

Sharqi
Ash-Hāri

Shihuh

Shihhi

Shwaihiyin

Shwaihi

Suwaidi

Abu Dhabi,
Dubai

Tanaij

Tanaiji

Dha

Sharjah)

Yas (Bani)

Yasi

Abu Dhabi,
Dubai

Za'ab

Za'ābi

Jazirat al Hamrah,
Kalba (skeradda flera

There are large communities of foreigners, the most important being
the following: Persians

Dubai and Sharjah
Baluch

Sharjah

Indians

Dubai and Sharjah

Pakistanis

Dubai and Sharjah

Africans

Dubai and Sharjah

Notes:
ola 0 Some of these tribes are split between the Trucial States and
Oman. In these cases the main centres listed are those of the
sections which live mainly in the Trucial States or roam on Trucial