Al-Uqaydat

Uqaydat
الْعُقَيْدَات
Adnan Arab tribe
EthnicityArab
Nisbaal-Uqaydati
Location
Parent tribeZubaid
LanguageArabic
ReligionIslam

Al-Uqaydat (Arabic: الْعُقَيْدَات, romanized: al-ʿUqaydāt) is a large Arab tribe that straddles Syria's eastern border with Iraq. It is the largest tribe in the Deir ez-Zor province and according to Max von Oppenheim, it is the largest tribe in all of Mesopotamia.[1] Members of the tribe can be found on both sides of the Iraqi-Syrian border.

Uqaydat tribe is descended from the tribe of Zubaid.[2]

Structure

The tribe is divided into three main branches, each of which consists of several clans:

Busaraya Clan

Abu Kamel Branch

  • Abu Hassan Clan
  • Al-Qaraan Clan
  • Abu Rahmat Clan
  • Al-Baqir Clan
  • Al-Shuwait Clan

Abu Kamal Branch

  • Al-Mireh Clan – sheikh: Mohamed Al-Gharab Al-Harsa
  • Al-Hassoun Clan – sheikh: Ayman Al-Daham Al-Dandal
  • Al-Damim Clan – sheikh: Kamal Al-Naji Al-Jirah
  • Al-Daleej Clan
  • Al-Marashda Clan
  • Al-Jaalkah Clan

Abu Zamil Branch (al-Shaitat)

  • Al-Khanfour Clan
  • Al-Shabab Clan
  • Al-Aliyat Clan

References

  1. ^ الفردوس عظم, محمود (2005). القبائل العربية في بلاد الشام: ابتداء من الجاهلية وحتى هذا الزمان (in Arabic). مكتبة اليقظة العربية.
  2. ^ العامة, Jordan دائرة الآثار (1966). حولية دائرة الآثار العامة. Department of Antiquities, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. p. 19.


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