Tribes of Trucial States coast p.43

FO 371/132894 1958
In the north the grazing area is shared with Zaids
Bani Qatab (1.e. at Muhaijir) Safwan belongs to the Bani

Kaab.

HABUS

Hinawiya
This tribe inhabits the mountain area to the east of

the Jiri plain in Ras Al Khaimah. Originally part of the
Bani Hadiyah section of the Shihuh they are drifting away.
They used to have strong links with Bakha, but these have
apparently been partly replaced by Ras al Khaimah influence
in their area.

Their main sections are

BANI HARAIMISH

BANI ZIDAH

- W. MILAHA

BANI HASAN

- North of Khatt * Fariyar + Mukhailifa

(Bani Saiyid - Qada'a area
BANI IDAID
BANI SALIMIN - Jiri Plain
BANI SA'AD - W. Hiya ila
MUSHAIRIBA - Khatt area.
HASAWA - W. Naqab.

The Bani Ibrahim though closely linked to the Habus are
not part of the tribe.
BANI SHINAILI

A small tribe of some 100 houses living at Shimal village
in the Wadi Haqil area to the east of Ras Al Khaimah. They
and their Shaikh Mohammed Bin Houl are loyal to Ras al
Khaimah.

Main sections are

KHANABILA

HASASANA

SHIHUH

A large fragmented tribe numbering about 9,000 people

/living