Dawasir
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The Al Dawasir is an Arabian bedouin
tribe divided into clans and families. The word Dawasir is plural for Dosari (which is also spelled Dosary, Dossary, Dowsary, Doseri, Dosari, Dosseri, Dossery, Dossari, etc.)
The municipality has a population of 92,714 as of the 2004 Census. It is divided into two main neighborhoods Alnowaima and Alkhamaseen.
AL Dawasir is one of the biggest tribes in Saudi Arabia, estimated to number about five hundred thousand people.
The tribe gave its name to the famous valley
in Najd
, Wadi al-Dawasir
(The Valley of Al-Dawasir), and spread in various parts of the Middle East
.
The tribe also either gave birth or helped the growth of cities like: al-Dammam
, al-Khobar
and al-Ahsa
in Saudi Arabia
, al-Zubara and Al-Faw in Iraq
, Zallaq
and Budaiya (island of Bahrain
) and Kuwait
. They were also inhabitants of Juzur Hawar or Islands of Hawar; which helped the Bahrain
government argument to win on 16 March 2001 its dispute over the archipelago with Qatar
. The Bahraini government claimed that since the island inhabitants are Bahraini then the island is therefore managed and run by the Bahraini state.
One of the richest man from the Dosari tribe in the Eastern Province is Essa Bin Ahmed Al Doseri, who was one of the most respected leaders in this Bedouin tribe. He owned land in Dhahran, Qatif, Tarrot and many more. Another most famous leader of Al Dosari tribe is the late Sheikh Ahmad bin Abullah bin Hassan also known as the 'young Sheikh'.
He is known as the founder of the city of Dammam
while also maintaining his leadership over the other Dawasir clans of Bahrain
. His brother moved to Al Khobar with a part of the tribe and currently the Shaikh of Dammam and of the Bahrain Dawasir clans is his son Abdulrahman bin Ahmad bin Abdullah from the same clan of Al Hassan.
It is mentioned that the origin of the tribe belongs to (Al-Azd), a famous Arabic tribe who later owned (Sad Ma'arib), or Ma’arib dam, in Yemen, in the 3rd and later 6th century AD.
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 divided into clans and families. The word Dawasir is plural for Dosari (which is also spelled Dosary, Dossary, Dowsary, Doseri, Dosari, Dosseri, Dossery, Dossari, etc.)
The municipality has a population of 92,714 as of the 2004 Census. It is divided into two main neighborhoods Alnowaima and Alkhamaseen.
AL Dawasir is one of the biggest tribes in Saudi Arabia, estimated to number about five hundred thousand people.
The tribe gave its name to the famous valley
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
in Najd
Najd
Najd or Nejd , literally Highland, is the central region of the Arabian Peninsula.-Boundaries :The Arabic word nejd literally means "upland" and was once applied to a variety of regions within the Arabian Peninsula...
, Wadi al-Dawasir
(The Valley of Al-Dawasir), and spread in various parts of the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
.
The tribe also either gave birth or helped the growth of cities like: al-Dammam
Dammam
Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the most oil-rich region in the world. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province and several government departments are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province and third largest in Saudi...
, al-Khobar
Khobar
Khobar is a large city located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the Persian Gulf. It has a population of 360,000 and forms part of the greater Dammam metropolitan area along with Dhahran, which together have a combined population of over two million...
and al-Ahsa
Al-Hasa
Al-Ahsa is the largest governorate in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, named after Al-Ahsa oasis. The name Al-Ahsa is also given to the biggest city in the region, Hofuf. In classic Arabic, Ahsa means the sound of water underground. It has one of the largest oases in the world with Date Palms of...
in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, al-Zubara and Al-Faw in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, Zallaq
Zallaq
Al Zallaq is a village on the western coast of Bahrain.Al Zallaq was and still is home to the Al-Dawasir,AL-Zeabi and Algahtam tribe in Bahrain together with Al-Budayyi' and Juzur Hawar. It is famous for the Al Jazaer Beach . The Al Areen Wildlife Park is also near the Al Jazaer Beach in Zallaq...
and Budaiya (island of 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...
) and Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
. They were also inhabitants of Juzur Hawar or Islands of Hawar; which helped the 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...
government argument to win on 16 March 2001 its dispute over the archipelago with Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
. The Bahraini government claimed that since the island inhabitants are Bahraini then the island is therefore managed and run by the Bahraini state.
One of the richest man from the Dosari tribe in the Eastern Province is Essa Bin Ahmed Al Doseri, who was one of the most respected leaders in this Bedouin tribe. He owned land in Dhahran, Qatif, Tarrot and many more. Another most famous leader of Al Dosari tribe is the late Sheikh Ahmad bin Abullah bin Hassan also known as the 'young Sheikh'.
He is known as the founder of the city of Dammam
Dammam
Dammam is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the most oil-rich region in the world. The judicial and administrative bodies of the province and several government departments are located in the city. Dammam is the largest city in the Eastern Province and third largest in Saudi...
while also maintaining his leadership over the other Dawasir clans of 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...
. His brother moved to Al Khobar with a part of the tribe and currently the Shaikh of Dammam and of the Bahrain Dawasir clans is his son Abdulrahman bin Ahmad bin Abdullah from the same clan of Al Hassan.
It is mentioned that the origin of the tribe belongs to (Al-Azd), a famous Arabic tribe who later owned (Sad Ma'arib), or Ma’arib dam, in Yemen, in the 3rd and later 6th century AD.