The Sharqiyin (Arabic: الشرقيون, singular Al Sharqi Arabic: الشرقي) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[1]
The Sharqiyin were long the dominant tribe along the East coast of the Trucial States (and the second most numerous in the area around the start of the 19th century), an area known as Shamailiyah.[2] A 1968 census showed 90% of the tribal population of Fujairah was Sharqiyin.[3] They were traditionally dependents of Sharjah and, over the centuries, made several attempts to secede and declare independence, finally practically managing this from 1901 onwards[4] and finally gaining British recognition as a Trucial State, Fujairah, in 1952.[5]
They settled all along the East Coast of the Trucial States, from Kalba to Dibba, as well as in the Wadi Ham and Jiri plain and by the turn of the 20th century they were some 7,000 strong. Three sections of the tribe are notable, the Hafaitat (from which the ruling family of Fujairah derives), the Yammahi and the Hamudiyin.[1] After the Bani Yas, the Sharqiyin were the second most numerous tribe in the Trucial States.
^ abLorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf Vol II. British Government, Bombay. p. 1769.
^Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 72. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
^Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 73. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
^Bey, Frauke (1996). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates. UK: Longman. pp. 92–94. ISBN 0582277280.
^Bey, Frauke (1996). From Trucial States To United Arab Emirates. UK: Longman. p. 296. ISBN 0582277280.
The Sharqiyin (Arabic: الشرقيون, singular Al Sharqi Arabic: الشرقي) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Sharqiyin were long the dominant...
the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The name derives from the singular of Sharqiyin, long the dominant tribe along the East coast of the Trucial States (and...
dominated by the Sharqiyin tribe, sits at the mouth of the important trade route, the Wadi Ham (which is guarded by the Sharqiyin Al Bithnah Fort), through...
strategic holding and was to form a key mainstay in the fortunes of the Sharqiyin through the 18th and early 19th centuries. Bithnah Fort is a rectangular...
coast; the Dhawahir, Awamir, Al Ali, and Manasir of the interior; the Sharqiyin of the east coast; and the Qawasim to the north. With the expansion of...
the Persian Gulf. It has traditionally been inhabited by members of the Sharqiyin (Al Sharqi) tribe. The Wadi Suq tomb at Bithnah was first excavated by...
Ajman to the Al Na'im, Umm Al Quwain to the Al Ali and Fujairah to the Sharqiyin. The Emiratis represent a diverse population with various ethnic, cultural...
it consisted of some 300 areesh (date palm frond) houses, of Naqbiyin, Sharqiyin, Kunud and Abadilah tribes as well as a number of Baluchis and Persians...
watercourse. The wadi is traditionally associated with settlements of the Sharqiyin tribe. It is a popular destination for day trippers and hikers, celebrated...
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), traditionally associated with the Sharqiyin tribe. Wadi Maydaq is a popular venue for hiking and offroading. Alternative...
called the wolf of the Gulf. Mohammed bin Hamad succeeded as head of the Sharqiyin tribe and Sheikh of Fujairah in 1939 on the death of his elder brother...
village of some 50 houses, with the villagers being split between the Sharqiyin and Mazari tribes, with some 30 cattle, 350 sheep and 5,000 date palms...
date palms. Khatt was populated in the main by members of the 'Awanat, Sharqiyin, and Naqbiyin tribes – today the Al Naqbi Tower still stands in the village...
Hamad Al Sharqi was the Sheikh of Fujairah from 1936–1938 and head of the Sharqiyin tribe. Nominally a dependency of Sharjah, then Abu Dhabi, Fujairah was...
the terrain they inhabited. They were frequently in conflict with the Sharqiyin of the east coast of the UAE, but would settle their differences to make...
relationship with the dominant tribe of Fujairah, the Sharqiyin, was fractious and the Sharqiyin on a number of occasions moved to secede from Sharjah...
Tayyibah of revenue from passing traffic and fighting broke out between the Sharqiyin residents of Tayyibah and members of the Mazari tribe from the nearby...
settlement, populated in the main by members of the Naqbiyin, 'Awanat and Sharqiyin tribes – today the Al Naqbi Tower still stands in the village. Dominating...
000 strong, mostly members of the tribes of Awanat, Mazari, Naqbiyin, Sharqiyin (in the area of Wadi Ham) and some Zaab. The area was home to Bedouin...
Qasimi wali of Dibba, who was under aggressive pressure from both the Sharqiyin and Shihuh tribes. However the Dibba site was judged impractical and a...
have been found in the area of the wadi. Fighting broke out between the Sharqiyin residents of Tayyibah and members of the Mazari tribe from the nearby...
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