 | This article possibly contains original research. (July 2021) |
قحطان, القحطاني | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Saudi Arabia | 500,000 Bedouins (1920s)[1] (Not including settled population) |
| 5-6 million people in GCC and Iraq | |
| Languages | |
| southern Najdi dialect[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam (Hanbali) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Al Murrah, Bani Hajer, Yam, Ajman | |
Qahtān (Arabic: قحطان, also spelled as القحطاني) to distinguish between the tribe and the Qahtanite peoples, is an Arab tribal confederation. Qahtan is composed of three main tribes: Sanhan, Junb, and Rufaida. Today, members of the tribe and its sub-tribes are based in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.