Ja'alin tribe
| Ja'alin جعليون | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Sudanese Arabs |
| Location | Nile river basin between Khartoum and Abu Hamad as well as Gezira |
| Population | 2,880,000 |
| Demonym(s) | Ja'ali |
| Language | Sudanese Arabic |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
The Ja'alin, Ja'aliya, Ja'aliyin or Ja'al (Arabic: جعليون) are an Arab or Arabised Nubian tribe in Sudan. They claim Arab descent. The Ja'alin formerly occupied the country on both banks of the Nile from Khartoum to Abu Hamad; they constitute a large portion of the Sudanese Arabs and are one of the three prominent Sudanese Arab tribes in northern Sudan. Many Sudanese politicians have come from the Ja'alin tribal coalition.