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Kabila

Afro-Asiatic peoples

15 peoples on Kabila speak a language of the Afro-Asiatic family.

Quraysh 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaMerchant Arab tribe of Mecca, central in early Islamic history Afro-Asiatic Bedouinبدو 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 15 moreNomadic and semi-nomadic Arab tribes of deserts from Arabia to North Africa About 22 million, Afro-Asiatic HausaHausawa 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 20 moreA major West African people of the Sahel and savanna, known for trade and Islamic heritage About 86 million, Afro-Asiatic Abbasidsالعباسيون 🇮🇶 Iraq and 3 moreArab dynasty that ruled the Abbasid Caliphate from 750 to 1258 Historical, Afro-Asiatic Tribe of Judahשֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה (Shevet Yehudah) 🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreA leading tribe of ancient Israel, centered in southern Judea Historical, Afro-Asiatic Sanhaja 🇲🇦 Morocco and 9 moreA historic Berber confederation spread across North and West Africa Afro-Asiatic Qahtanites 🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreDescendants of southern Arabian tribes, rooted in Yemen and Hadhramaut Afro-Asiatic Rashaida 🇪🇷 Eritrea and 2 moreNomadic camel herders of the Red Sea coastal plains in Sudan and Eritrea About 180,000, Afro-Asiatic Kinana 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreArab tribe with roots around Mecca and a history across Arabia and Palestine Afro-Asiatic Qadhadhfa 🇱🇾 LibyaAn influential Arab Ashraf tribe centered in Sirte, Libya Afro-Asiatic Banu Ghatafan 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA confederation of Bedouin tribes from northeast of Medina in pre-Islamic Arabia Historical, Afro-Asiatic Bani Shaiba 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaCustodians of the Kaaba keys in Mecca for centuries Afro-Asiatic Banu Abd al-Dar 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA sub-clan of the Quraysh, historic custodians of the Kaaba in Arabia Afro-Asiatic Doukkala 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber-Arab tribal confederation of Morocco's Atlantic plains About 360,000, Afro-Asiatic Chaambaالشعانبة 🇩🇿 AlgeriaBedouin Arab tribe of the central Algerian Sahara, now settled in desert oases About 20,000, Afro-Asiatic

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