Rashaida

E392375

The Rashaida are a traditionally nomadic Arab ethnic group living mainly in Eritrea and eastern Sudan, known for their distinct dress, camel herding, and preservation of Bedouin customs.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Rashaida canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
nomadic people ⓘ
citizenshipStatusInEritrea recognized ethnic group ⓘ
citizenshipStatusInSudan ethnic minority ⓘ
country Eritrea ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
culturalInfluence Bedouin culture ⓘ
culturalPractice preservation of Bedouin customs ⓘ
dressSymbolism marker of group identity ⓘ
economicActivity cross-border trade ⓘ
livestock trade ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Arab ⓘ
linked to: Arabs
heritage Arab-Bedouin heritage ⓘ
housingType tents ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
marriagePattern endogamy ⓘ
migrationHistory migrated from Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
migrationOrigin Hejaz region ⓘ
linked to: Hejaz

Saudi Arabia ⓘ
migrationPeriod 19th century ⓘ
mobilityPattern seasonal migration ⓘ
neighboringGroups Beja people ⓘ
Tigre people ⓘ
primaryRegions Eritrea ⓘ
Red Sea coastal region ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
eastern Sudan ⓘ
reasonForMigration conflict in Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
political pressures ⓘ
region Horn of Africa ⓘ
regionInEritrea Gash-Barka Region ⓘ
Northern Red Sea Region ⓘ
regionInSudan Kassala State ⓘ
Red Sea State ⓘ
linked to: Red Sea state
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
selfIdentification Bedouin Arabs ⓘ
linked to: Bedouin communities
socialStructure clan-based society ⓘ
tribal organization ⓘ
traditionalDress brightly decorated garments ⓘ
distinctive women’s face veils ⓘ
silver jewelry ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle nomadic pastoralism ⓘ
traditionalLivestock camels ⓘ
goats ⓘ
traditionalOccupation camel herding ⓘ
trading ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beja → neighboringPeoples → Rashaida ⓘ
Kassala State → ethnicGroup → Rashaida ⓘ
subject linked to: Kassala State, Sudan