Population Najd

1 population

1.1 social , ethnic groups
1.2 religion
1.3 language

population
social , ethnic groups

prior formation of modern kingdom of saudi arabia, native population arabian tribes, either nomads (bedouins), or sedentary farmers , merchants. rest of population consisted of arabs were, various reasons, unaffiliated tribes, , lived in towns , villages of najd working in various trades such carpentry or sonnaa (craftsmen). there small segment of population made of african east , south eastern european slaves or freedmen.

most of najdi tribes of adnanite origin , emigrated tihamah , hijaz najd in ancient times. famous najdi tribes in pre-islamic era banu hanifa, occupied area around modern-day riyadh, banu tamim, occupied areas further north, tribe of banu abs centered in al-qassim, tribe of tayy, centered on modern-day ha il, , tribe of banu amir in southern najd. in 15th through 18th centuries, there considerable tribal influx west, increasing both nomadic , settled population of area , providing fertile soil wahhabi movement. 20th century, many of ancient tribes had morphed new confederations or emigrated other areas of middle east, , many tribes other regions of peninsula had moved najd. however, largest proportion of native najdis today still belong these ancient najdi tribes or newer incarnations. many of najdi tribes in ancient times not nomadic or bedouin rather settled farmers , merchants. royal family of saudi arabia, al saud, example, trace lineage banu hanifa. on eve of formation of saudi arabia, major nomadic tribes of najd included dawasir, mutayr, utaybah, shammar (historically known tayy) subay , suhool, harb, , qahtanites in southern najd. in addition tribes, many of sedentary population belonged anizzah, banu tamim, , banu hanifa, banu khalid, , banu zayd.

most of nomadic tribes settled either in cities such riyadh, or in special settlements, known hijras, established in part of 20th century part of country-wide policy undertaken king abdul-aziz put end nomadic life. nomads still exist in kingdom, however, in small numbers – far cry days when made majority of people of arabian peninsula.

since formation of modern saudi arabia, najd, , particularly riyadh, has seen influx of immigrants regions of country , virtually every social class. native najdi population has largely moved away native towns , villages capital, riyadh. however, of these villages still retain small number of native inhabitants. quarter of population of najd, including third of population of riyadh, non-saudi expatriates, including both skilled professionals , unskilled laborers.

slavery abolished in saudi arabia king faisal in 1962. of freed slaves chose continue working former slave-owners, particularly former owners members of royal family.

unlike hejaz , tihamah, najd remote , stayed outside of reign of important islamic empires such abbasids , ottoman empire. fact largely shaped current dissimilarity hejaz.

religion

the region known strict interpretation of islam , considered bastion of religious conservatism. founder of strict interpretation of islam called wahhabism followed house of saud, muhammad ibn abd al-wahhab born in uyayna, village in najd.

language

the people of najd have spoken arabic, in 1 form or another, practically of recorded history. in other regions of peninsula, there divergence between dialect of nomadic bedouins , dialect of sedentary townspeople. variation, however, far less pronounced in najd elsewhere in country, , najdi sedentary dialect seems descended bedouin dialect, sedentary najdis descendants of nomadic bedouins themselves. najdi dialect seen least foreign-influenced of modern arabic dialects, due isolated location , harsh climate of najdi plateau, apparent absence of substratum previous language. indeed, not ancient south arabian language appears have been spoken in najd in ancient times, unlike southern saudi arabia, example. within najd itself, different regions , towns have own distinctive accents , sub-dialects. however, these have largely merged in recent times , have become heavily influenced arabic dialects other regions , countries. particularly case in riyadh.