Batahin

The Batahin (Arabic: البطاحين) are an Arab tribe in Butana, a region in Sudan. The Batahin are a tribe within the larger Ja'alin tribe confederation. [1] The Batahin are Arabic-speaking[2] Muslims, and number about 200,000.[when?][citation needed]

The population of Batahin sits in total around 286,000.

Batahin
EthnicitySudanese Arabs
LocationButana
Population286,000
ReligionSunni Islam
  1. ^ Rottenburg, Richard; Gertel, Jörg; Calkins, Sandra (2014). Disrupting Territories: Land, Commodification and Conflict in Sudan. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-84701-054-4.
  2. ^ Sørbø, Gunnar M. (1985). Tenants and Nomads in Eastern Sudan: A Study of Economic Adaptations in the New Halfa Scheme. Nordic Africa Institute. p. 98. ISBN 91-7106-242-4.