Al-Uqaydat (Arabic: الْعُقَيْدَات, romanized: al-ʿUqaydāt) is a large Arab tribe which 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]
uqaydat, uqaydat, arabic, ال, ات, romanized, ʿuqaydāt, large, arab, tribe, which, straddles, syria, eastern, border, with, iraq, largest, tribe, deir, province, according, oppenheim, largest, tribe, mesopotamia, members, tribe, found, both, sides, iraqi, syria. Al Uqaydat Arabic ال ع ق ي د ات romanized al ʿUqaydat is a large Arab tribe which 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 EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The tribe is divided into three branches which are in turn divided into multiple clans Abu Kamel Abu Hassan clan Al Qaraan clan Abu Rahmat clan Al Baqir clan Al Shuwait clan Abu Kamal Al Mireh clan and their sheikh is Mohamed Al Gharab Al Harsa Al Hassoun clan and their sheikh is Ayman Al Daham Al dandal Al Damim clan and their sheikh is Kamal Al Naji Al Jirah Al Daleej clan Al Marashda clan Al Jaalkah clan Abu Zamil al Shaitat al Khanfour al Shabab al AliyatReferences Edit الفردوس عظم محمود 2005 القبائل العربية في بلاد الشام ابتداء من الجاهلية وحتى هذا الزمان in Arabic مكتبة اليقظة العربية العامة Jordan دائرة الآثار 1966 حولية دائرة الآثار العامة Department of Antiquities Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan p 19 This Syria related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Iraq related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Uqaydat amp oldid 1074252123, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
