Kababish

Kababish

The Kababish ( _ar. كبابش) are a Sunni Muslim nomadic camel-raising tribe of the northern Kordofan region of Sudan.

The Kababish are a loose tribal confederation of Arabic people of mixed origins, numbering about 70,000, who live in a region of desert scrubland.

The term "Kababish" is usually used to describe anybody who is half Arabic and half black.

ee also

*Demographics of Sudan


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