Khafaja or Khafajah (, also known as Al-Khafaji and Khafaji) is one of the major
Arab
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Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...
tribes (especially in
Iraq
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and
Egypt
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) as well
Saudi Arabia
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,
Syria
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and
Jordan
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.
Encyclopaedic Ethnography of Middle-East and Central Asia-edited by R. Khanam
the oldest Middle Eastern Tribe, Khafaja can be traced back to the inhabitants of the city of Khafaja in Ancient Sumeria ; where the Temple of Khafaja continues to be known as the best "oval temple" shape of ancient Sumeria. this temple community regulated the affairs of the social community. (See : Imagining Babylon: The Modern Story of an Ancient City
By Mario Liverani)
See also
* Ibn Khafaja
* Shihab al-Din al-Khafaji
*Khafajah
Khafajah or Khafaje (), ancient Tutub, is an archaeological site in Diyala Governorate, Iraq east of Baghdad. Khafajah lies on the Diyala River, a tributary of the Tigris. Occupied from the Uruk period, Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods through the e ...
*Khafajiyeh
Susangerd () is a city in the Central District of Dasht-e Azadegan County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. The vast majority of its inhabitants are Khuzestani Arab people. Susangerd is consid ...
*Banu Uqayl
Banu Uqayl () are an ancient Arab tribe that played an important role in the history of Eastern Arabia and Iraq. They belonged to the Banu Ka'b branch of the large Banu 'Amir confederation.
The Banu 'Amir confederation of tribes had their origi ...
References
Arab ethnic groups
Tribes of Arabia
Tribes of Iraq
Banu Uqayl
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