page_title: Kababish tribe
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Kababish tribe / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Kababish man from Sudan with Arabid traits, from Augustus Henry Keane's Man, Past and Present (1899).
context_page_description: The Kababish are a nomadic tribe of the northern Kordofan region of Sudan. The Kababish comprise about 19 different groups, which are all led by a single nazir or chief. Their main occupation is as camel herders, which gives them a high standing in Arabic society as camels are highly prized and valued.
context_section_description: The main religion of the Kababish is Islam, adhering to the Sunni denomination. They trace descent from Arabian forefathers, and speak a form of Sudanese Arabic. Women classically dress in a long blue cloth wrapped a few times around their body, while the men wear long white tunics, loose white pants and white turbans. Most men will carry a dagger or sword and perhaps a rifle or shotgun, due to the harshness of desert life and the threat of banditry due to their valuable stock.
caption: A Kababish man
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