Ababda people

Ababda
Arabized Beja tribe
A tribesman in the Shalateen camel market
EthnicityBeja
LocationEastern Egypt and Sudan
Population250,000+
LanguageArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

The Ababda (Arabic: العبابدة, romanized: al-ʿabābdah or Arabic: عبّادي, romanized: ʿabbādī) are an arabized Beja tribe in eastern Egypt and Sudan. Historically, most were nomads living in the area between the Nile and the Red Sea, from Qena to Berber on the Nile and from Halayeb to Hurghada on the Red Sea. the Ababda are considered to be a Beja subtribe. Most Ababda now speak Arabic and claim descent from Kawahla while also considering themselves Beja. The Ababda have a total population of over 250,000 people.

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