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Banu Tamim tribe

Arabia

The Tamim Tribe
Flags used by the Tamim Tribe

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The Tamim Tribe

The Tamim tribe (Banu Tamim or Bani Tamim) originates from the central Arabian region of Nejd.
Today, they are widely dispersed across Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Khuzestan, Levant (Jordan, Lebanon, West Bank) and parts of North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt). They are considered one of the largest Arab tribes with ~5 to 10 million descendants worldwide.
The Banu Tamim are Adnanite (northern) Arabs of the Mudarite branch, a major lineage among northern Arab tribes.
The founder of Wahhabism, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, was a Bani Tamim.

Jean-Marc Merklin, 11 September 2025

Flags used by the Tamim Tribe

While the Tamim tribe does not have a universally recognized modern flag, historical references mention banners used in battles, such as the Banner of Banu Sa'd ibn Zayd Manat during the Battle of Siffin (657 CE).
Their symbolic identity is more tied to lineage, valor and religious significance than to visual emblems. The name Tamim derives from the Arabic root tmm, meaning complete, perfect or strong.
556 is their (unofficial but widely adopted) tribal number used by youth of Saudi Arabia, in social circles, cultural gatherings and in video games or tags on social media.

Among the variants of flags seen, the oldest have the arms and the inscription "Victory from God has fallen upon the prey" and "Banu Tamim" in red on a white background. The most recent have just the arms, with Banu Tamim written, surrounded by a circle, in white or yellow on a red background.

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/100156868199374/photos
https://zamaruh.com/en/EZbDzxD
https://salla.sa/ssaven/XNVXmA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Tamim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banu_Sa%27d_ibn_Zayd_Manat

Jean-Marc Merklin, 11 September 2025

I have found several variants:

image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 11 September 2025
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image by Jean-Marc Merklin, 11 September 2025