The Al Buainain (Arabic: آل بوعينين) tribe is an Arab bedouin tribe, based primarily in the west side of the Persian Gulf, especially in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain. In Bahrain, the traditional home of the tribe has been Askar village. The tribe used to be involved in the lucrative pearl diving industry.
The Al Buainain tribe was one of the several bedouin tribes to move to Bahrain in 1783, after the Al Khalifa conquered the island.
It is a sub-clan of the Banu Tamim tribe.
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