Rashaida people
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| Rashaida |
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| The children from a family of the Rashaida ethnic group in the Eritrean lowlands |
| Total population |
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112,000 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Sudan: 75,000[citation needed] Eritrea: |
| Languages |
| Arabic |
| Religions |
| Sunni Islam |
The Rashaida are a Bedouin people populating either side of the Red Sea, they come from a major tribe in mainland Arabia called Banu Abs[citation needed], most of the Rashaida live in the Arabian Peninsula. They are primarily Muslims of recent Arab origin, through migration having been expelled from Saudi Arabia in 1846.[1] They speak Arabic.
[edit] References
- ^ Snap Shots, Al-Ahram Weekly, 29 December 2005 - 4 January 2006, Issue No. 775
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