Barasa

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Barasa is a tribal group indigenous to eastern Libya, traditionally associated with the region’s Bedouin Arab communities and local social structure.

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Barasa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bedouin tribe
tribal group
associatedWith Bedouin Arab communities
linked to: Bedouin
country Libya
culturalSphere Arab culture
Bedouin culture
ethnicGroupType Arab tribe
ethnolinguisticIdentity Arabic-speaking Bedouin
governanceForm tribal leadership (sheikhs/elders)
hasSocialStructure clan-based organization
hasTerritorialAssociation rural areas of eastern Libya
historicalContext formed part of eastern Libyan tribal alliances
identity tribal Arab identity
indigenousTo eastern Libya
language Arabic
locatedIn Cyrenaica region
linked to: Cyrenaica
partOf Libyan tribal system
recognizedAs local tribal community in eastern Libya
region eastern Libya
religion Islam (predominantly Sunni)
linked to: Sunni Islam
settlementPattern traditionally semi-nomadic
socialOrganization kinship-based
socialRole component of local social structure in eastern Libya
traditionalEconomy pastoralism
tribal agriculture

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Eastern Libya containsTribe Barasa
subject linked to: eastern Libya