Houthi tribe

The Houthi tribe (Arabic: قبيلة الحوثي) is a Hamdanid Arab tribe that lives in northern Yemen. The tribe is a branch from Banu Hamdan tribe. They are primarily located in 'Amran and Saada. The Houthi movement is named after the tribe. Al-Harith AlA'war was from the Houthi tribe. He was one of the first Ali's supporters.

This article is about the tribe in northern Yemen. For religious-political-armed movement, see Houthi movement.
Not to be confused with Hutu.
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