Mutayr

E255449

Mutayr is a prominent Arabian tribal confederation historically rooted in the Najd region of central Arabia.

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Mutayr canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabian tribal confederation
tribe
associatedWith Najdi tribal alliances
continent Asia
country Saudi Arabia
culturalIdentity Arab tribal identity
culturalPractice oral genealogy preservation
tribal customary law (urf)
culturalRegion Najd cultural zone
linked to: Najd
culturalSphere Arabian Peninsula
ethnicGroup Arabs
ethnicReligionRelation predominantly Muslim Arab tribe
ethnogenesisRegion Najd
geographicOrigin central Arabia
linked to: Central Arabia
hasPart various clans
various lineages
historicalActivity caravan protection
pastoral nomadism
tribal warfare
historicalInfluence tribal politics of central Arabia
historicalRegion Central Arabia
historicalTerritoryType tribal grazing lands
identityType tribal confederation
language Arabic
linguisticFamily Semitic languages
macroEthnicGroup Arabian Bedouin
linked to: Bedouin communities
modernStatus largely settled population in Saudi Arabia
notableRegionOfPresence Najd plateau
linked to: Najd Plateau

central Saudi Arabia
partOf Arabian tribes
linked to: Arab tribes
politicalRole regional tribal power in Najd
region Najd
religion Islam
religiousBranch Sunni Islam
settlementPattern nomadic and semi-nomadic encampments
socialIdentity kinship-based community
socialStructure tribal
traditionalAuthorityStructure tribal shaykhs
traditionalDialect Najdi Arabic
traditionalEconomy herding
limited agriculture
trade
traditionalLifestyle Bedouin
linked to: Bedouin communities
typeOfOrganization segmentary lineage system

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Najd majorTribe Mutayr