Bani Rasheed

Bani Rasheed

Bani Rasheed ( _ar. بني رشيد, الرشايدة), also known as Rashaida, is one of the largest tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. It is an Adnani tribe (related to Banu Abs). The great-grandfather of the Bani Rasheed is Rasheed alZaul of the Banu Abs tribe.

Bani Rasheed tribal lands extend from the western part of Saudi Arabia to the heart of Najd in the central region of Saudi Arabia, and from the north until the Muslim holy city of Madinah. Rashaida are also found in Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, North Africa, Kuwait and other Gulf States.

Bani Rasheed tribal subdivisions include:

*Al-Barrak
*Al-Mudhaberah
*Al-Gladan
*Al-Muhaimezat
*AL-Awamerah
*Al-Theybah
*Al-Ga'abeeb
*Al-Ara'erah
*Al-Ruwaidhat
*Al-Ayedhat
*Al-Shawale'ah
*Al-Zuboon
*Al-Khyarat
*Al-Juraishat
*Al-Barage'ah
*Al-Wahhadeen
*Al-Makahelah
*Al-Faradesah
*Al-Duwameek
*Al-Sha'aban
*AL-AJARMA
*SAYAD
*ALOWANAH
*ALZENEMAT
*ALBTAREEHK
*ALBRASAA

ee also

*Banu Abs
*Rashaida


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