Oulad Tidrarine

The Oulad Tidrarin (Arabic: أولأد تيدرارين‎‎) is a Sahrawi tribe of Arab origins, formerly considered to be of Ansar status. They speak Hassaniya Arabic. They are Muslims, belonging to the Maliki school of Sunni Islam. They live in Northwest Africa.

The Oulad Tidrarin is one of the oldest Arab tribes that settled the Saguia el-Hamra ,they are known of their generosity and abnegation, and Río de Oro areas of Northwest Africa, their original home. Many live in the Cape Bojador and the coastline of the south of Morocco , some on the coast of Saguia el-Hamra, and some branches live in the south and east of Mauritania. There are some members of the Uladsliman and Lidadsa in subgroups in Mali.

The name Tidrarin is Berber, and means 'small mouintains'. It is the diminutive form of 'idrarin' i.e. 'mountains'.

The tribe has established centers for the spread of Islamic culture, particularly along the Atlantic coast region. They have received recognition from the Moroccan sultans for their work in this area.

Oulad Tidrarin can be divided into eleven clans and twenty-three subclans. The clans are:

1. Almkalcha (Lamghalcha)

2. Oulad Sidiasin Ben Aalilaassam

3. Lidadssa (Alidadsa)
4. Alabobat (Laaboubat)
5. Oulad Sidahmad Boghanbur (Oulad Boughanbour)

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