1) Tribe of Arabia 
Banu Hanifa (بنو حنيفة) were an ancient Arab tribe inhabiting the area of al-Yamama in the central region of modern-day Saudi Arabia. The tribe belonged to the great Rabi`ah branch of North Arabian tribes, which also included `Anizzah, Abdul Qays, Bakr, and Taghlib. Though counted by the classical Arab genealogists as a Christian branch .....