Al Mannai
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The Al Mannai tribe (plural: Al Mananea ) is an Arab
bedouin
tribe, based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf
. In Bahrain
, the traditional home of the tribe has been Galali village. The tribe used to be involved in the lucrative pearl diving industry.
The Al Mannai tribe was one of the several bedouin tribes to move to Bahrain in 1783, after the Al Khalifa conquered the island
.
Al Mannai tribes are located in the whole Persian Gulf
area, especially in Qatar and Bahrain.
Al Mannai today has many known tribes, such as:
Al-Binejmy
Al-Hashel
Al-Salam
Al-Ibrahim
Al-Najam
Al-Salah
Al-Hamad
a.s.o.
The Mannai family brought out other family names such as Attiyah .
The Emir of Qatar, HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani is linked to Attiyah because of his mother which is from the Attiyah family.
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
bedouin
Bedouin
The Bedouin are a part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ..-Etymology:...
tribe, based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf
Arab states of the Persian Gulf
"Arab states of the Persian Gulf" or "Arab Persian Gulf states" or "Persian Gulf Arab states" or "Arabic Persian Gulf states" or "Arab States of The Gulf", are terms that refer to the six Arab states of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, bordering the Persian Gulf....
. In Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, the traditional home of the tribe has been Galali village. The tribe used to be involved in the lucrative pearl diving industry.
The Al Mannai tribe was one of the several bedouin tribes to move to Bahrain in 1783, after the Al Khalifa conquered the island
1783 Al Khalifa invasion of Bahrain
In 1783, the Al Khalifa clan led an attack on the islands of Bahrain, from their then base of Zubara, successfully capturing it from Nasr Al-Madhkur. The Al Khalifa family has ruled Bahrain ever since...
.
Al Mannai tribes are located in the whole Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
area, especially in Qatar and Bahrain.
Al Mannai today has many known tribes, such as:
Al-Binejmy
Al-Hashel
Al-Salam
Al-Ibrahim
Al-Najam
Al-Salah
Al-Hamad
a.s.o.
The Mannai family brought out other family names such as Attiyah .
The Emir of Qatar, HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani is linked to Attiyah because of his mother which is from the Attiyah family.