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Israelitesבני ישראל 🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAncient Semitic-speaking people of Canaan, known for their tribal confederation Historical, Canaanite (Northwest Semitic) Twelve Tribes of Israelשִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל (Šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl) 🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAncient tribal confederation of the biblical Israelites in Canaan Historical, Semitic Tribe of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן (Binyāmīn) 🇮🇱 IsraelAncient Israelite tribe between Judah and Ephraim, famed for warriors and King Saul Historical, Semitic Silures 🇬🇧 United KingdomAncient tribal confederation of south-east Wales Historical ZenataIznaten 🇲🇦 Morocco and 5 moreA major Berber tribal confederation of the Maghreb, once nomadic and semi-nomadic Historical, Afro-Asiatic (Berber branch) Baggaraعرب البقارة 🇸🇩 Sudan and 6 moreNomadic cattle herders of the Sahel between Lake Chad and the Nile About 6 million, Afro-Asiatic, Semitic Banu Hilal 🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 moreArab tribal confederation from Najd, known for their 11th-century migration to North Africa About 250,000, Semitic Tribe of Manassehשֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה‎ (Shevet Menashe) 🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreAncient Israelite tribe with territory on both sides of the Jordan River Historical BarghawataBuṛɣwaṭa 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber confederation of 29 tribes on Morocco's Atlantic coast, 8th–11th centuries Historical Ghilji 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 1 moreA major Pashtun tribal confederation of Afghanistan and Pakistan Indo-Iranian Sanhaja 🇲🇦 Morocco and 9 moreA historic Berber confederation spread across North and West Africa Afro-Asiatic Khongirad 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 3 moreA Mongolic tribal group known for royal marriages and rule in Central Asia Mongolic Durrani 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 3 moreA major Pashtun tribal confederation of southern Afghanistan and Pakistan About 8.2 million, Indo-Iranian Banu Sulaym 🇱🇾 Libya and 5 moreArab tribal confederation with roots in the Hejaz, now prominent in Cyrenaica, Libya Semitic Bharatas 🇮🇳 IndiaEarly Vedic Indo-Aryan tribe of the Sarasvatī River region Historical, Indo-Aryan Qays 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreA major Arab tribal confederation of northern Arabia and the early Islamic world Historical, Semitic Taghlib 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreA major Arab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, once known for their power and Christian faith Historical, Semitic Banu Khuza'a 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA historic Arab tribe, once rulers of Mecca and the Hejaz Semitic Al Qasimi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates and 3 moreArab tribe and dynasty ruling Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE Anizah 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 8 moreA large Arab tribe spread across Arabia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia Semitic Banu Ghatafan 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA confederation of Bedouin tribes from northeast of Medina in pre-Islamic Arabia Historical, Afro-Asiatic Qiniq 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe, founders of the Seljuk dynasty Historical, Turkic Bani Shaiba 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaCustodians of the Kaaba keys in Mecca for centuries Afro-Asiatic Banu Bakr 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA historic Arab tribal confederation from central and northern Arabia Semitic YuebanÖrpün 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 2 moreEarly Turkic people of Zhetysu, descended from the Northern Xiongnu Historical, Turkic Bani Yas 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates and 1 moreA major tribal confederation of Najdi origin in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar About 6,000 Rabi'a 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA major branch of the ancient North Arabian tribes Historical Hawazin 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA major Arab tribal confederation of western Najd and the Hejaz Historical, Semitic Shammar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA large Arab tribal confederation rooted in northern Arabia and Iraq About 1.5 million, Semitic Middle jüzОрта жүз 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 1 moreA major tribal confederation of Kazakhs in central and eastern Kazakhstan Little jüzКіші жүз 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 1 moreWestern Kazakh tribal confederation with deep nomadic roots Basmyl 🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA Turkic nomadic tribe of Dzungaria, active in 7th–8th century Central Asia Historical, Turkic Mudar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA major Arab tribal confederation of northern and central Arabia in late antiquity Historical, Semitic Quda'a 🇸🇾 Syria and 4 moreA confederation of Arab tribes influential in Syria and Arabia from the 4th to 12th centuries Historical, Semitic Shekak 🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreA Kurdish tribe of West Azerbaijan and surrounding regions BarzaniEşîra Barzanî 🇮🇶 Iraq and 2 moreA Kurdish tribal confederation from Barzan in northern Iraq Tayy 🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreAncient Arab tribal confederation of Jabal Shammar and the Syrian Desert Jaffجاف 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreA major Kurdish tribal confederation of the Zagros region About 4 million, Indo-Iranian Banu Asad 🇮🇶 Iraq and 6 moreAn Arab tribe with deep roots in Iraq and a legacy tied to Karbala Semitic Bani Utbahبَنِيّ عُتبَة 🇧🇭 Bahrain and 5 moreArab tribal confederation with roots in Eastern Arabia and Najd Semitic Jebala 🇲🇦 MoroccoMountain tribal confederation of northwest Morocco About 1.3 million, Maghrebi Arabic (Pre-Hilalian Arabic) Doukkala 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber-Arab tribal confederation of Morocco's Atlantic plains About 360,000, Afro-Asiatic Banu Amir 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 9 moreAn ancient Arab tribal confederation from Najd and Hejaz, now dispersed Historical, Semitic Shabankara 🇮🇷 IranA confederation of herding and warrior tribes in medieval Fars, Iran Historical Khamseh 🇮🇷 IranA confederation of five partly nomadic tribes in southwestern Iran Senhaja de SrairIṣenhajen n Srayer 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber tribal confederation of the central Rif mountains in northern Morocco About 151,000, Afro-Asiatic, Berber (Atlas branch) Oulad Zyan 🇲🇦 MoroccoArab tribe of the Chaouia confederation near Casablanca, Morocco Abda 🇲🇦 MoroccoArab tribal confederation of western Morocco, descended from Banu Ma'qil Semitic Banu Jusham 🇲🇦 MoroccoA once-large Arab tribe descended from Hawazin, settled in western Morocco Historical Tainui 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori tribal confederation of the central North Island, New Zealand Austronesian

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