Awaqir
E880192
Awaqir is a prominent Arab tribe based in eastern Libya, historically influential in the region’s social and political landscape.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Arab tribe ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cyrenaican tribal confederations ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity |
Arab tribal customs
ⓘ
Libyan Bedouin heritage ⓘ |
| demographicArea |
rural areas of eastern Libya
ⓘ
small towns in Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | customary tribal law ⓘ |
| hasLeadership | tribal sheikhs ⓘ |
| hasRole | protector of local communities in its areas of influence ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup | clans ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity | pre-modern presence in Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
influential in regional politics in eastern Libya
ⓘ
influential in regional society in eastern Libya ⓘ |
| identityBasis |
kinship ties
ⓘ
shared ancestry ⓘ |
| influences |
local electoral politics in eastern Libya
ⓘ
local security dynamics in eastern Libya ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Libyan state institutions
ⓘ
other Libyan Arab tribes ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ajdabiya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Al Marj NERFINISHED ⓘ Benghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Libyan tribal system ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
mediation of local disputes in eastern Libya
ⓘ
mobilization of local fighters in conflicts ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
alliances with Libyan political actors
ⓘ
local governance in eastern Libya ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | major tribe in eastern Libya ⓘ |
| region | eastern Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| socialStructure | tribal ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| typeOf | Bedouin tribe ⓘ |
| usesDialect | Libyan Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Libya