Khamseh Arabs

The Khamseh Arabs are an Arab nomadic and pastoral tribe of Fars Province in Iran. They are a part of the Khamseh confederation. They speak a dialect of Gulf Arabic. Their population numbers about 200,000.^[1]

The two Arab tribes in Fars Province are Sheybani and Jabbareh.

The Sheybani (or Sheibani) migrated to Iran before the other group. At first they settled in Khorasan and later migrated to Fars district. A group of them live in Sheyban city of Bavi County in Khuzestan.^[2]

The Jabbareh settled in Fars say they are descendants of Jabir ibn Abd Allah, a companion of Muhammad. Their ancestor Sheikh Jinaah migrated to Fars and married a Sheybani girl, naming his descendants "Jabbareh".^[2]

Khamseh Arabs speak a dialect of Gulf Arabic that adopted many Persian words. Their language is hard for other Arabic speakers to understand.^[1]

Khamseh Arabs are mostly Shia Muslims but Sunni Minorities are also present.^{[2][better source needed]}

• Iranian Arabs

• Ali Mohammad Najafi. Great Men of Arab Tribe and the Tribes
• Ali Mohammad Najafi. Khamseh Tribes happenings
• The history of Khamseh Arabs of Fars