Baharna
Bahārna during Muharram | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Indigenous to Eastern Arabia (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatif, Al-Hasa), with notable presence in UAE, Zanzibar, Iraq (Najaf and Karbala), and Iran (Hormozgan province) | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (Bahrani Arabic, Gulf Arabic) | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam |
The Bahārna (Arabic: بُحارنة, lit. 'Buharnah', or Arabic: اِلبحارنه, lit. 'il baharneh'), are an ethnoreligious group of Shia Muslim Arabs indigenous to the historical region of Bahrain. They are generally regarded to be the original inhabitants of Eastern Arabia. They inhabited the area even before the arrival of the Banu Utbah in the 18th century which the Bahraini royal family descends from. Most Bahraini citizens are Baharna. Regions with most of the population are in Eastern Arabia (Bahrain, Qatif, al-Ahsa), with significant populations in Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iraq (Specifically Najaf and Karbala), Khoramshahr, Hormozgan province of Iran.