The
Al Bu Romaih tribe is an
ArabArab people or Arabs are an ethnic group whose members identify along linguistic, cultural or genealogical grounds...
bedouinThe Bedouin, , are a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev to the Arabian Desert...
tribe, based primarily in the
Arab states of the Persian GulfThe Arab Gulf States, also known as Arab states of the Persian Gulf or Gulf Arab states or Gulf states, are usually reserved for the six Arab monarchical states joined since 1981 in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, or Gulf Cooperation Council : Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the...
. the trible primarily live in Qatar, still some live in Bahrain, but they originate from Qatar.In
BahrainThe Kingdom of Bahrain is a small island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway, which was officially opened on the 25th of November 1986. Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of...
, the traditional home of the tribe has been the village of
JawwJaww is a village on the south eastern coast of Bahrain, and has traditionally been home to the Al Bu Romaih tribe. One of Bahrain's main prisons is located near the village....
in the south eastern coast of Bahrain island. The tribe used to be involved in the lucrative pearl diving industry. Descendants of the tribe usually have the surname "Al Rumaihi" or "Al Romaihi"
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The
Al Bu Romaih tribe is an
ArabArab people or Arabs are an ethnic group whose members identify along linguistic, cultural or genealogical grounds...
bedouinThe Bedouin, , are a predominantly desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev to the Arabian Desert...
tribe, based primarily in the
Arab states of the Persian GulfThe Arab Gulf States, also known as Arab states of the Persian Gulf or Gulf Arab states or Gulf states, are usually reserved for the six Arab monarchical states joined since 1981 in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, or Gulf Cooperation Council : Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the...
. the trible primarily live in Qatar, still some live in Bahrain, but they originate from Qatar.In
BahrainThe Kingdom of Bahrain is a small island country in the Persian Gulf ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is connected to Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway, which was officially opened on the 25th of November 1986. Qatar is to the southeast across the Gulf of...
, the traditional home of the tribe has been the village of
JawwJaww is a village on the south eastern coast of Bahrain, and has traditionally been home to the Al Bu Romaih tribe. One of Bahrain's main prisons is located near the village....
in the south eastern coast of Bahrain island. The tribe used to be involved in the lucrative pearl diving industry. Descendants of the tribe usually have the surname "Al Rumaihi" or "Al Romaihi"
The Al Bu Romaih tribe was one of the several bedouin tribes to move to Bahrain in 1783 after the
Al Khalifa conquered the islandIn 1783, the Al Khalifa clan led an attack on the islands of Bahrain, from their then base of Zubara, successfully capturing it from Nasr Al-Madhkur. The Al Khalifa family has ruled Bahrain ever since...
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The Al Romaihis are known for their superb taste in music, the arts and extraordinary itellect.