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Bani Wael tribes

Arabia

The Bani Wael tribes
Flags used by the Bani Wael tribes

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Islamic flags

The Bani Wael tribes

Bani Wael (Banu Wa'il, Bani Wail, etc.) is a generic name that encompasses several tribes, of whom the Bani Bakr (Banu Bakr ibn Wa'il, Bakr Bin Wael), the Bani Taghlib (Banu Taghlib ibn Wa'il), the Banu Hanifa and the Banu Anizah who are considered a cousin tribe and the largest.

Originally from Nejd in central Arabia, they migrated northward before Islam, settling in Upper Mesopotamia, including parts of modern Iraq and southern Turkiye (Diyarbakir = Land of the Bakr). Today, they are scattered across Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria and the Levant.
Like the Anizah, they are Adnanite (northern) Arabs, descending from the Rabiaite branch.

Jean-Marc Merklin, 29 August 2025

Flags used by the Bani Wael tribes

image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 29 August 2025
based on photo

I found flags with the name "Bani Wa'il" written in white on red background. I also found a "banner of the tribe of Annazah" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banner_of_Annazah.png) and "Anezah" ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Banner_or_flag_or_the_Arabian_Tribe_Anezah.jpg), with "Bani Wa'il" written on it, beside the inscription "There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God" but no mention of Anizah.

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Bakr
https://www.facebook.com/108779390878582/photos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Banner_of_Annazah.png
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki

Jean-Marc Merklin, 29 August 2025

images by Jean-Marc Merklin, 29 August 2025

These flags were labelled Anizah by their publishers.

Jean-Marc Merklin, 29 August 2025