Yazeed

Yazeed

The Yazeed are an ethnic group in Sudan also calling themseves the Dar Hamid. They speak Sudanese Arabic. The population of this group is approximately 320,000. The primary religion of the Yazeed is Islam. They are pastoral nomads living in semi-arid North Kurdufancite web|url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rop3=111015&rog3=SU| title=Joshua Project - Yazeed|accessdate=2008-02-05] .Yazeed is also a popular arabic name among males. Yazeed is the Arabic literal translation for Joseph and it means 'He Increases'.

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