Reguibat tribe
The Reguibat (Arabic: الرقيبات; variously transliterated Reguibate, Rguibat, R'gaybat, R'gibat, Erguibat, Ergaybat) is a Sahrawi tribal confederation of mixed Arab and Sanhaja Berber origins. The Reguibat speak Hassaniya Arabic, and are Arab in culture. They claim descent from Sidi Ahmed al-Reguibi, an Arab Islamic preacher from Beni Hassan who settled in Saguia el-Hamra in 1503. They also believe that they are, through him, a chorfa tribe, i.e. descendants of Muhammad. Religiously, they belong to the Maliki school of Sunni Islam. Their population in 1996 exceeded 100,000 people.
| Reguibat | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Arab-Berber |
| Location | Western Sahara, Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria |
| Descended from | Sidi Ahmed Rguibi |
| Population | 100,000 (1996) |
| Language | Hassaniya Arabic |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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