- Al Buainain
The Al Buainain (ArB|آل بوعينين) tribe is an
Arab bedouin tribe, based primarily in theArab states of the Persian Gulf , especially inSaudi Arabia ,Qatar andBahrain . InBahrain , the traditional home of the tribe has been Askar village. The tribe used to be involved in the lucrativepearl diving industry.The Al Buainain tribe was one of the several bedouin tribes to move to Bahrain in 1783, after the Al Khalifa conquered the island.
It is a
sub-clan of theBanu Tamim tribe.History
Al Buainain were known to reside a village called Aynain (عينين) which their tribe name derive from. Early recordings confirm their residence in Aynain (now
Jubail ) in 626 AD. Unlike most Arabian tribes who lived in the area now under control ofSaudi Arabia the Al Buainain did not live a nomadic bedoin life. Instead, they depended on their fishing skills and pearl diving.Around 1700 most families left the area to seek better living conditions. Some of them lived in what now are
Bahrain ,Qatar andUAE , while others stayed in Aynain.In early 1870s many have returned to Aynain and remained there until the founding of the city of
Jubail ,Saudi Arabia in which they took residence. Until today most of the residents of Jubail are Al Buainain.Alliance with Al-Saud
Al Buainain were close Alliance to
Al Saud . And they had a major role in forming an Alliance with Al-Saud and mostSunni tribes in the eastern region.External links
* [http://www.al-buainain.com/ Al Buainain website]
* [http://www.3ainain.com/vb/ Al Buainain discussion]
* [http://www.al-buainain.net/vb/ Another Al Buainain discussion site]
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