Nakhawila

Nakhawila
Total population
32,000
Regions with significant populations
Medina, Wadi al-Fara
Languages
Hejazi Arabic
Religion
Twelver Shi'a Islam
Related ethnic groups
Ismailis of Najran - Persians

The Nakhawila (Arabic: النخاولة) are a community of indigenous Hijazi Twelver Shias who have traditionally resided in and around the city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, numbering around 32,000—although no official or certain figures are available.

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