Jubur (Arabic: جبور, also spelled Jebour, Jibour, Jubour, Jabur, Jaburi, Jebouri, and Jabara) is the largest Arab tribe in Iraq that scattered throughout central Iraq. Part of the tribe settled in Hawija and Kirkuk in the eighteenth century. Al-Jiburi, along with the 'Azza, Dulaim, Janabi and Obaidi federations, are sub-groups of the Zubaydi tribe, which is one of the Arabian Arab tribal groups of Iraq.
| Jubur جبور | |
|---|---|
| Zubaidi Arab tribe | |
| Nisba | Al-Jabouri |
| Descended from | Jabr ibn Maktum ibn Laheeb Mahjoub ibn Bahij ibn Thebian ibn Muhammad ibn Amer ibn Suhaib ibn Imran ibn Hussein ibn Abdullah ibn Jahsh ibn Hazum ibn Ayyadh ibn Ghalib ibn Faris ibn Karam ibn Ikrimah ibn Thawr ibn Amr |
| Religion | Predominantly Sunni Islam; a quarter to one-third in Iraq practice Shia Islam.[1] |
Religion edit
The Jubour were originally Sunni Muslims until the 19th century when few of them started to convert to Shia Islam, especially in the mid-Euphrates region of southern Iraq. A large majority of them are still Sunni.[2]
During Armenian genocide of 1915 edit
During Armenian genocide of 1915, al-Jabur tribe Arabs sheltered many Armenians who were deported in the desert of al-Jezira.[3][4]
Battles and wars edit
The Jubouri tribe has battled against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant since 2014 and retaken control of several cities and villages in Central Iraq.[5] In March 2015, Al Jubouri and the Iraqi Armed Forces were fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the Second Battle of Tikrit (2015).[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Welcome to Baghdad, city of burnt trees and bravado". 17 October 2014.
- ^ The Shi'is of Iraq By Yitzhak Nakash, pg. 27, and Haydari, ‘Unwan al-majd, pg. 110-15, 118
- ^ Sarafian, op.cit., p. 266.
- ^ "1915: Righteous Muslims during the Genocide of 1915".
- ^ "Wary Tribal Alliances, Born of Necessity, Offer Hope in Iraq". The New York Times. October 6, 2016.
- ^ Daragahi, Borzou (2 March 2015). "Iraq launches offensive against Isis". Financial Times.
- The Iraqi Tribal Structure, Jesmeen Khan
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