Banu Tamim

Banū Tamīm
بَنُو تَمِيم
Banū Tamīm; بَنُو تَمِيم
Khindifite Arab tribe
	The Banner of Banu Sa'd ibn Zayd Manat of Banu Tamim in the Battle of Siffin
Ethnicity	Arab
Nisba	Al-Tamīmī; ٱلتَّمِيمِيّ
Location	Arabia, North Africa, and Levant
Descended from	Tamim ibn Murr, the son of Murr ibn 'Udd ibn Amr (Tabikhah) ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'add ibn Adnan
Parent tribe	Banu Mudar
Branches	Banu Amr Banu Anbar; Banu Usayd; Banu Asad; Banu Malik; Banu Harith; Banu Qalib; ; Banu Sa'd Banu Kab; Banu Amr; Banu Harith; Banu Malik; Banu Awafa; Banu Jashm; Banu Abd Shams; ; Banu Hanzala Banu Malik; Banu Yarbu'; ; Banu Haram Banu Rabi'a; Banu Amr; Banu Marah; Banu Ghalib; Banu Kulfa; Banu Qays; ; Banu Rabbab Banu Uday; Banu Tim; Banu Tawr; Banu Awf; Banu Dabba; ;
Language	Arabic
Religion	Islam
Surnames	Al Tamimi; Al Thani; Al Mahmood; Al Anbari; Al Yahya; Al Awadhi; Al Rashed; Al Wahibi;

The Banū Tamīm (Arabic: بَنُو تَمِيم) are an Arab tribe that originated in Najd and Hejaz in the Arabian Peninsula. They are mainly present in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Jordan and Lebanon, and have a strong presence in Algeria, and Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, and Libya. They are also present in many other parts of the Middle East and North Africa region such as Egypt and Khuzestan in Iran. The word Tamim in Arabic means strong and solid. It can also mean those who strive for perfection.