Tribes of Oman p.45

FO 371/149153 1960
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ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE

TRIBES OF OMAN

ABRIYIN (ARACI)

Shaikhs - Hafidh bin Muhammed

(in Saudi Arabia)

Strength

150 + houses

Sail bin Mohammed (B)
Ali bin Mohammed (B)

ALI BANI
Shaikhs - Saif bin Amir

Ghusn bin Sail (s)

(in Jalali)
Said bin Amir (GS)

strength - The shaikhs reckon that their tribe includes the

following sections some of which are written up
separately below.

Bidah
Sidairiyin
Saiyidah
Bani Isa

They consider that Yanoul 350 (B'Ali)
the tribe numbers Balaj Sidayriyin
2500 men distributed

170 (widayira)
mainly as follows: Khabib 150 (Bidah)

Murri 150 (Bidah
wuqba 250 (B'Isa)
Ghurayfa200 (B'Isa)
Mahyul 70 (B'Ali)

AS Saham 70 (Bidah)
Between Saham and Hills 400 (Bidah)

AFAR

(AFARI)

The tribe originated from the Habarut area to the
east of the Hadramaut, and the sahma. sands to the south west
of Um as Samim are considered their haram. However many
of them have moved north to the Haram of the Duru, with whom
they are in alliance.

(Duru area)
Shaikhs - Muhammed bin Khila
Said bin Ghanazil bin Sabah Fathep in law of Ali bin

Hilal Duri
Mohammed bin Ghanazil bin Sabah
Said bin Zafra Darbiti.

Strength - 100 houses

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