Tribes of Trucial States coast p.58

FO 371/132894 1958
Abbab

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 Tianabilah virtually Wahhabiyah).
An Arab speaking tribe from Persia.
Part of the tribe lives in Persia (Lingah area).

on the Prucial Coast they live in Umm al Qaiwain and
Falaj al 'Ali.(

locally
Thes/ section of the tribe is, ionown as Bin Mu'alla.

tribe.

They are charcoal burners, peddlers and camel owners.
Some have fishing boats, but most of the seafarers of Um
al Qaiwain are really Al bu Mahair by origin.

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