Al Tunaij

Al Tunaij
Arabic:الطنيج
Al Tunaij; Arabic:الطنيج
Arab tribe
Ethnicity	Arab
Location	United Arab Emirates
Language	Arabic
Religion	Islam

TheTunaij(Arabic:الطنيج), also spelled as Tanaij (singular TunaijiArabic:الطنيجي), is an Arab tribe in theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE).^[1]The Tunaij have mostly settled inDhaid,the inland oasis town ofSharjah,and theRas Al Khaimahtown ofRams.^[2]^[3]A small number of Tunaij also settled atHamriyah.^[4]

At the turn of the 19th century, there were some 4,000 Tunaij in the Northern Emirates, of whom 1,500 wereBedouin.Influential in tribal politics because they could raise a force of some 500 fighting men,^[1]the Bedouin Tunaij used Dhaid as a centre and a fortified tower protected the 70-odd Tunaij houses there (theNa'immaintained a similar arrangement at Dhaid). The Tunaij have been linked to theBani Qitab.^[5]

The Tunaij of Rams were mostly involved in pearl fishing and, during the pearling season, both Bedouin Tunaij and Shihuh would come to the coast to work as seasonal labour.^[6]

References

^^a ^bHeard-Bey, Frauke (2005).From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates: a society in transition.London: Motivate. p. 75.ISBN 1860631673.OCLC 64689681.
^United Arab Emirates Land Ownership and Agriculture Laws Handbook.International Business Publications. 2015.ISBN 978-1438760193.^{[permanent dead link]}
^Donald Hawley (1970).The Trucial States.Ardent Media. p. 294.ISBN 0049530054.
^Lorimer, John (1915).Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf.British Government, Bombay. p. 1858.
^William Lancaster; Fidelity Lancaster (2011).Honour is in Contentment: Life Before Oil in Ras Al-Khaimah (UAE).Walter de Gruyter. p. 14.ISBN 978-3110223392.
^Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005).From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates: a society in transition.London: Motivate. p. 459.ISBN 1860631673.OCLC 64689681.

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[:0-1] Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005).From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates: a society in transition.London: Motivate. p. 75.ISBN 1860631673.OCLC 64689681.

[2] United Arab Emirates Land Ownership and Agriculture Laws Handbook.International Business Publications. 2015.ISBN 978-1438760193.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Donald Hawley (1970).The Trucial States.Ardent Media. p. 294.ISBN 0049530054.

[4] Lorimer, John (1915).Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf.British Government, Bombay. p. 1858.

[5] William Lancaster; Fidelity Lancaster (2011).Honour is in Contentment: Life Before Oil in Ras Al-Khaimah (UAE).Walter de Gruyter. p. 14.ISBN 978-3110223392.

[6] Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005).From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates: a society in transition.London: Motivate. p. 459.ISBN 1860631673.OCLC 64689681.

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v t e Arab tribesin theUnited Arab Emirates
These prefixes ignored in the Alpha betical ordering: Al, Al-Bu, Albu, Banu.
Tribal coalition	Al Ali Al-Balush Awamir Dahaminah Dhawahir Daramikah Duru Habus Bani Kaab Kunud Manasir Al Bu Muhair Al Murrah Na'im Al Bu Shamis Naqbiyin Al Qawasim Bani Qitab Sharqiyin Shihuh Bani Hadiyah Bani Shatair Sudan Al Tunaij Bani Yas Al Bu Hamir Al Bu Falasah Marar Mazari Zaab
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