Suhool
arab tribe
The Suhool (Arabic: السهول, sing. Sahli) are an Arab tribe of the region of Nejd in central Saudi Arabia. They are descendants of the larger tribe of Banu 'Amir, also known as 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'a, and are considered the cousins of Subay'.
branches
The Suhool tribe is divided into ten clans: Al-Brazat:
Al Rashid, Al Rashid Al Muhaimid: Al-Maratin, Al-Sha`f.
Dhahran: Al-Suwaidan, Al-Hadha, Al-Zayed, Al-Munikher, Al-Fatamin, Al-Abboud
Al-Zaqa'in: Al-Ruwaidan, Al-Thunayan, Al-Khudair, Al-Shalhoub, Al-Damkh, Al-Hamadin, Al-Saif, Al-Tarjam, Al-Qanaat.[2][3][4 ]
The Sa’ub family: Al Mudheesh, Al Ali, Al Mufreh, Al Muqass.
Al Obaid: Al Qatian, Al Jarboa.
Al-Qabbaneh: Al-Shakhatla, Al-Muharka, Al-Drivers, Al-Ghaliz, Al-Hawazma, Al-Jalal, Al-Jariba, Al-Zaid, Al-Anaqid, Al-Theeb.
Al-Mahaniyah: Al-Fadl, Al-Faleh, Al-Hamoud, Al-Flayh, Al-Arefaj.
The juror: Al Hoymel, Al Razaan, Al Ateeq, Abu Jada. Al Manjal: Al Mufarrej, Al Alyan, Al Al-Walah
homes
The Suhool tribe maintained the homes of their ancestors from Banu Amir ibn Sa’sa’ah, which are the homes identified by Arab geographers and baladis, and the Suhool tribe still descended these homes and moved between them.
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