Baharna
The Bahārna (Arabic: بحارنة) are an ethnoreligious group of Shia Muslim Arabs indigenous to the historical region of Bahrain. They are generally regarded to be the original inhabitants of Eastern Arabia. They inhabited the area even before the arrival of the Banu Utbah in the 18th century which the Bahraini royal family descends from. Most Bahraini citizens are Baharna. Regions with most of the population are in Eastern Arabia (Bahrain, Qatif, al-Ahsa), with significant populations in Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, and Hormozgan province of Iran.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Bahrain, Qatif, Al-Hasa | |
| Languages | |
| Arabic (Bahrani Arabic, Gulf Arabic) | |
| Religion | |
| Shia Islam |
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