Marar

The Marar (singular Al Marri) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE),[1] a subsection of the Bani Yas.[2]

The tribe had settled in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai by the turn of the 19th century, with 200 houses in the Layyah area (now home to Sharjah's main power station and desalination plant), 40 in Abu Dhabi and 30 in Dubai. The Bedouin Marar consisted of some 70 families in Liwa, closely related to the Mazari,[3] while the Marar of the towns were traditionally pearl divers.[1]

Under Sheikh Rashid bin Maktoum of Dubai, in 1891, some 400 men of the Marar, considering themselves ill-treated by Rashid, ended the pearling season by sailing their boats to Sharjah and subsequently settling there. This action led to three years of bitter negotiations, arbitrated by the British Resident, settling financial claims and counter claims which led to a number of conflicts on land.[4]

References
  1. Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Vol II. British Government, Bombay. p. 1169.
  2. Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 518. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
  3. Heard-Bey, Frauke (2005). From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition. London: Motivate. p. 32. ISBN 1860631673. OCLC 64689681.
  4. Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. British Government, Bombay. p. 736.


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