Bani Yas is a tribe

Tribe

A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...

 in the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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 that had a coalition with many other tribes in the region. The tribal coalition which consists of tribes from Dubai

Dubai

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 to Khawr al Udayd

Khawr al Udayd

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 southeast of Qatar

Qatar

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, was called the Bani Yas Coalition. The tribe has been led by their rulers the Al Nahyan

Al Nahyan

Al Nahyan is a neighborhood of Abu Dhabi. It is named after the Al Nahyan family. It contains the Al Nahyan Stadium....

 and their headquarters were in Al Dhafra and now in Abu Dhabi (city). The ruling family of the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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 and Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...

, Al Nahyan

Al Nahyan

Al Nahyan is a neighborhood of Abu Dhabi. It is named after the Al Nahyan family. It contains the Al Nahyan Stadium....

, which is a branch of Al Falahi, belongs to and rules this tribe, as do the emirs of Dubai, Al Maktoum

Al Maktoum

Al Maktoum is the family name of the ruling dynasty of the emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Al Maktoum family is a branch of the Bani Yas tribe , a powerful bedouin clan from the interior...

, which is a branch of Al Falasi.

Bani Yas consists of several branches, which are:

1. Al Remeithi (Al Remethat)
2. Al Falahi (Aal Bu Falah)
3. Al Falasi (Aal Bu Falasah)
4. Al Hameli
5. Al Suwaidi
6. Al Marar
7. Al Mazroai (Al Mizaree')
8. Al Mehairbi (Al Maharbah)
9. Al Mehairi (Al Mehairat)
10. Al Qeamzi (Al Qimzan)
11. Al Qubaesi (Al Qubaisat)

See also

• Al Mahri
• Bani Hareth
• Banu Yam
  Banu Yam
  Banu Yam are a large tribe native to Najran Province in Saudi Arabia, and are the principal tribe of that area. They belong to the Qahtanite branch of Arabian tribes, specifically the group known as Hamdan, and are therefore native to southwestern Arabia....
  
  
• Banu Thaqif
  Banu Thaqif
  The Thaqif was one of the tribes of Arabia during Muhammad's era. Thaqif was the main tribe of the town of Taif, in present-day Saudi Arabia, and descendants of the tribe still live in that city today and so many names in Arab countries such as Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Hatay...
  
  
• Al Saud
• Al Maktoum
  Al Maktoum
  Al Maktoum is the family name of the ruling dynasty of the emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Al Maktoum family is a branch of the Bani Yas tribe , a powerful bedouin clan from the interior...
  
  
• Liwa Oasis
  Liwa Oasis
  The Liwa Oasis is a large oasis area in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.- Geography :Liwa Oasis is about 100 km south of the Persian Gulf coast and 150 km SSW of the city of Abu Dhabi, on the northern edge of Rub' al Khali desert. It is centered around and stretches about 100 km east-west, along...
  
  
• House of Al-Falasi
  House of Al-Falasi
  The Al Maktoum family descends from the Al Bu Falasah section of the Bani Yas, a highly respected and authoritative tribal federation that has been the dominant power throughout most of what is now the United Arab Emirates....