Duru (tribe)

Duru
Arab tribe
EthnicityArab
LocationUnited Arab Emirates
LanguageArabic
ReligionIslam

The Duru (Arabic: الدرعي singular Al Darai الدروع) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[1] A relatively small tribe, they nevertheless managed to intersperse themselves in a number of territorial conflicts which broke out throughout the Trucial States in the 20th century.

  1. ^ Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 525. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.