Al-Ali (tribe)
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Al-Ali (Arabic: (آل علي) is an Arab tribe originally from Saudi Arabia. Most of the tribe migrated by the end of the 16th century from what is now known as Saudi Arabia to different neighboring countries.
[edit] United Arab Emirates
One of the prominent families in the GCC, the Al-Ali family is the ruling family of the Emirate of Umm al-Qawain, which became part of the United Arab Emirates on 2 December 1971. They were rulers of the city of Charek and were dominant in the cities of Gerza, Ras Bustanah and Tawenah. In these cities, Arabic is the dominant language. In recent years members of Al-Ali family has been living in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
