Tribes of Arabia
The tribes of Arabia (Arabic: القبائل العربية) have inhabited the Arabian Peninsula for thousands of years and traditionally trace their ancestry to one of two mythic forefathers of Arab ancestry: Adnan, whose descendants originate from West Arabia, North Arabia, East Arabia, and Central Arabia; or Qahtan, whose descendants originate from South Arabia. Further, it is held in Islamic religion that the Arab people are descended from Abraham through his son Ishmael.