Al-Dhafeer
| Dhafeer الظفير | |
|---|---|
| Bedouin Arab tribe | |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | al-Dhafeeri |
| Location | |
| Parent tribe | Tayy |
| Language | Arabic |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Al-Dhafeer (Arabic: الظفير) is a Bedouin Arab tribe that descend from Tayy. The Nisba of al-Dahfeer is al-Dhafeeri (Arabic: الظفيري), They lived in the Desert of north Najd and north Bahrain (Eastern Arabia), which is the desert of south Iraq and north Saudi Arabia and north Kuwait. Before that, they lived in the desert of central Najd, and earlier they lived in the Desert east of Medina.
Most of the tribe now lives in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait taking positions such as professors, politicians, scholars, doctors and engineers. They also live in small numbers in Iraq, Syria, Qatar, Bahrain and Turkey.