Tribes of the trucial cent States The tribe is on good terms with the Awāmir and on bad terms with the Duru'. The Al bu Khail roam mainly in Khatam. The tribe smen used to go pearl-diving in larce numbers, but 20 fewzdo so. 1 vuty wall the owne perte tee found in Sharjah A Baduin tribe of Najdi origin, 50 or 60 families of whom, (led by their Shaikh 'Aqaiyan bin 'Ajaim, have their homes in the neighbourhood of the Buraimi Oasis, and the foothills of Jabal Hafit. They are to be found in the sands north of the oasis, as far away as Faqqa and Yidaiya. The majority owe_allegianee are Subject to Abu Dhabi, a few to Dubai. Their sections are as follows:-- Al Shanan Al Ghurab Al Hathith They appear to have no connection now with the original Saudi tribe, but they have some connection with the Ahbab in Qatar. They are Ghafiriyah and Hanabilah virtually Wahhabiyah). An Arab speaking tribe from Persia. Part of the tribe lives in Persia (Lingah area). on tho Trucial Coast they live in Umm al Qaiwain and Falaj al 'Ali. ( tie. Het The ruling family of Umm al Qaiwain comes from this Tracial Coast locally Thes/ section of the tribe is lonown as Bin Mu'alla. tribe. They are charcoal burners, peddlers and camel owners. Some have fishing boats, but most of the seafarers of Umm al Qaiwain are really Al bu Mahair by origin. V.P.Co. 51-2126
