Oulad Tidrarin

The Oulad Tidrarin (Arabic: أولأد تيدرارين‎) is a Sahrawi tribe of mainly Arab origins, formerly considered to be of Ansar status. They speak Hassaniya Arabic. They are Muslims, belonging to the Maliki school of Sunni Islam. They live in Northwest Africa.

Origins

The Oulad Tidrarin is one of the oldest Arab tribes that settled the Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro areas of Northwest Africa, their original home. Many live in the Cape Bojador area of Morocco, some on the coast of Saguia el-Hamra, and some branches live in the south and east of Mauritania. There are some members of the Uladsliman and Lidadsa in subgroups in Mali.

Religious activism

The tribe has established centers for the spread of Islamic culture, particularly along the Atlantic coast region. They have received recognition from the Moroccan sultans for their work in this area.

Clan subdivisions

Oulad Tidrarin can be divided into eleven clans and twenty-three subclans. The clans are:

1. Almkalcha (Lamghalcha)

They consist of five subclans:

• Ahl Hajj
• Asnubat
• Lamnabha
• Ahl Ahmed Msska
• Sawalih

2. Oulad Sidiasin Ben Aalilaassam

They consist of three subclans:

• Oulad Sliman
• Da'anin
• Ahl Abrehmat

3. Lidadssa (Alidadsa)
4. Alabobat (Laaboubat)
5. Oulad Sidahmad Boghanbur (Oulad Boughanbour)

This clan consists of six subclans:

• Lafaaris
• Oulad Yassin
• Oulad Abdallah (Oulad Moussa, Oulad Boucheguer)
• Oulad Ismail
• Oulad Abderrahman (Ahlsteilah and Arhailat)
• Ahl Talbaali

6. Al Husinat (Lahssinat)
7. Oulad Ali (Al Alaouiin)
8. Lahmaidat
9. Ahl Yara
10. Oulad Bousshab
11. Oulad El Ghazi