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🇾🇪 Peoples of Yemen

17 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in Yemen, best known first.

Bedouinبدو 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 15 moreNomadic and semi-nomadic Arab tribes of deserts from Arabia to North Africa About 22 million, Afro-Asiatic Israelitesבני ישראל 🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAncient Semitic-speaking people of Canaan, known for their tribal confederation Historical, Canaanite (Northwest Semitic) Somalis 🇸🇴 Somalia and 6 morePastoral and trading people native to the Horn of Africa About 28 million, Cushitic (Afroasiatic) Sabaeans 🇾🇪 Yemen and 2 moreAncient South Arabian people of the kingdom of Sheba in Yemen Historical, Old South Arabian Minaeans 🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreAncient traders and kingdom-builders of northwest Yemen Historical Banu Khazraj 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA South Arabian Arab tribe settled in Medina, known as early supporters of Muhammad Semitic Banu Aws 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreArab tribe of Medina, allies of Muhammad known as the Ansar Historical, Semitic Qahtanites 🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreDescendants of southern Arabian tribes, rooted in Yemen and Hadhramaut Afro-Asiatic Azd 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreAncient Arab tribe from South Arabia with many influential branches Semitic Banu Sulaym 🇱🇾 Libya and 5 moreArab tribal confederation with roots in the Hejaz, now prominent in Cyrenaica, Libya Semitic Banu Makhzum 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA leading Quraysh clan of Mecca, powerful before and during early Islam Historical Bariq 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreA large tribe from Bareq in southwest Saudi Arabia, descended from Al-Azd. About 100,000, Semitic Banu Taym 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 9 moreA Qurayshite Arab clan with roots in Mecca, now spread across the Middle East Semitic Banu Asad 🇮🇶 Iraq and 6 moreAn Arab tribe with deep roots in Iraq and a legacy tied to Karbala Semitic Tayy 🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreAncient Arab tribal confederation of Jabal Shammar and the Syrian Desert Jurhum 🇾🇪 YemenAncient Qahtanite tribe once linked to Mecca and the Kaaba Historical Mudar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA major Arab tribal confederation of northern and central Arabia in late antiquity Historical, Semitic

Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.