Oulad Bou Sbaa

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The Oulad Bou Sbaa (awlād abū sib'a, children of Abu Sib'a, the "Father of the Lions") is a Chorfa Sahrawi tribe of Idrissid origins. They speak Hassaniya Arabic. They claim descent from Abu Sib'a, the Idrissid 16th century tribal chief. They were nomadic (Bedouin), and herded camels in today's Western Sahara and Mauritania. The Oulad Bou Sbaa is reputed to have been the first tribe to have brought tea to the region; the green Sahrawi tea is now part of the national heritage.

[edit] See also

• Djema'a
• Western Sahara
• Sahrawi
• Moors
• Polisario