Yas

The Bani Yas were an Arab tribal confederation of Najdi origin, tracing descent to Yas ibn Amir ibn Sa’sa’a. Around 1700 the leading Al Bu Falah settled with the Bani Yas at Liwa.

After finding fresh water, they moved to Abu Dhabi island in 1793 and established the town in 1795. In 1822 the related Al Maktoum took Dubai and established their own emirate; Bani Yas tribesmen settled Khor al-Udaid in 1835.