Hotat Bani Tamim

Hotat Bani Tamim (Arabic: حوطة بني تميم‎) is a Saudi Arabian town, adjacent to Riyadh. Its population is about 40,000. Hotat Bani Tamim is located 160 km south of Riyadh.

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Coordinates: 23°29′12″N 46°53′04″E / 23.48679°N 46.88450°E / 23.48679; 46.88450

Banu Tamim

The Banu Tamim tribe (Arabic: بنو تميم‎), also known as the Bani Tamim tribe, are one of the main tribes of Arabia. Tamim, the ancestor of the tribe, is a direct descendant of Adnan and is thus considered an Ishmaelite tribe descending from Ishmael son of Abraham.

Today, descendants from the tribe live in the Arabian Peninsula and neighboring countries such as, Saudi Arabia, Egypt,Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Lebanon & Palestine. The word Tamim in Arabic means strong and solid. It also means Perfection

Lineage & Branches

Banu Tamim are an Adnanite tribe which means they descend from Ishmael through Adnan. Banu Tamim trace their line through as follows:

Banu Tamim are an extremely large tribe, with four major branches that differentiate them:

They were mostly localized in Najd (Saudi Arabia) in Pre-Islamic times, but have then expanded to all corners of the Arabian Peninsula in pursuit of the Islamic Conquests. Stretching from Morocco to Persia and further to India. The Banu Tamim often hold genealogy in high regard, carefully recording birth and family data (especially in the Arabian Peninsula).