The Al-Buainain (; also spelled Al Bu'ainain, Al Bu'aynin and Al Boainain) are a clan of the Bani Tamim tribe, and are divided into four main branches which are ''al-Khater'', ''al-Muhammad'', ''al-Ali'' and ''Al-Nuwasir''. The clan is based primarily in Eastern Province of

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and

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. The tribe used to be involved in the lucrative pearl diving industry. The Al-Buainain tribe was one of the several bedouin tribes to move to Bahrain in 1783, after the

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conquered the island.

History

The Al-Buainain established the town of

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on the Hasa coast –northwest of

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– following dissatisfaction in

. They have also worked on building up one of

's largest cities,

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. J. G. Lorimer noted in his publication ''

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'' that the Al-Buainain population in

was 2,000 in 1908. In the same publication, Lorimer reported that the tribe owned around 95 houses in Bahrain, mainly in the towns of Askar and

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References

External links

AI Buainain website

Al Buainain Law Firm site in Bahrain
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