Oudaya
| Oudaya الاوداية/الودايا | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Nisba | al-Oudiyi |
| Location | Around Fez and Marrakesh, in Rabat |
| Descended from | Oudei |
| Parent tribe | Maqil |
| Language | Arabic |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
The Oudaya (Arabic: الاوداية, romanized: Ūdāya) also written as Udaya, Oudaia and sometimes referred to as Wadaya (Arabic: الودايا, romanized: Wadāyā) is an Arab tribe in Morocco of Maqil origin. They are situated around Fez and Meknes, Marrakesh and in Rabat. They were recruited by Ismail Ibn Sharif as one of the guich tribes that formed an integral component of the pre-colonial Moroccan military. The Mghafra (Arabic: المغافرة, romanized: Maghāfira), a sub-tribe of the Oudaya, founded several emirates in Mauritania, for example the Emirate of Trarza, as a result of the Char Bouba War.