History
Al Buainain were known to reside a village called Ainain (عينين) which their tribe name derive from. Early recordings confirm their residence in Aynain (now Jubail) in 626 AD. Unlike most Arabian tribes who lived in the area now under control of Saudi Arabia the Al Buainain did not live a nomadic bedoin life. Instead, they depended on their fishing skills and pearl diving.
Around 1700 most families left the area to seek better living conditions. Some of them lived in what now are Bahrain, Qatar and UAE, while others stayed in Aynain.
In early 1870s many have returned to Ainain and remained there until the founding of the city of Jubail in Saudi Arabia in which they took residence. To this day most of the residents of Jubail are Al Buainain.
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