Zahran tribe


Zahran Tribe is one of the oldest Arabian tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. It is regarded to be one of the largest tribes in Asir.
Al Baha is the homeland of Zahran and Ghamid. Large numbers, however, currently live in western Saudi Arabia, Riyadh and Dammam due to large migration from villages and small cities during the 1960s and '70s in search of a better life.
Zahran is a well-known tribe before and after Islam. Many of them left their houses, homes and relatives and joined the prophet Mohammed in Medina.

Branches

Zahrani Arabic dialect is closely related to standard Arabic language. The original roots of Zahrani dialect came from Yemen which is the original resource of Arabic language. Ahmed Abdul Ghafur Attar, a Saudi poet and linguist, said in an article that the language of the Hejaz, especially that which is spoken in Belad Ghamdi and Zahran, is close to the Classical Language.
Faisal Ghori, a famous scholar of Arabic literature, in his book Qabayil Al- Hejaz wrote: "We can say is that there are some tribes in Arabia whose language today much closer to the classical Arabic language. The tribes of Belad Ghamid and Zahran are a good example of this."

Zahrani tribal governance

Members of the tribe in Al Baha elected their tribal chief in 2006, the first election of its kind in Saudi Arabia. Mohammad Bin Yahya Al Zahrani won the election.

Notable people from Zahran tribe