Al-Lawatia

Al-Lawatia (Arabic: اللواتية; Sindhi: لا واٽي, sing. Lawati) is a prominent merchant tribe mainly based in the province of Muscat, Oman who are the speakers of the Luwati language, which is a Sindhi based language. There are around 30,000 Luwatis (or 1% of Omanis) in Oman.

Many Lawati families of successful merchants of the past are now involved in large multi-faceted corporations participating in the development of the region.

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