Al-Rahabi

Rahba fortress as seen from Mayadin city near Euphrates

Al-Rahabi or Rahabis is an Arab clan, a branch of the tribe Taghlib (Adnanites), cousins with the tribe of Anizzah,in eastern Syria in the stronghold of the historical overcome, Rahba and Khabur and the cities of Abu Kamal and Asharah, and a large section in Iraq in Anbar and Tikrit, and the rest scattered in Gulf Arab states, an estimated 380,000 people. Prince Malik ibn Tauk (791–874 AD) is the real founder of the clan.


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