What is "lakhmids"

The Lakhmids or Banu Lakhm were an Arab kingdom of southern Iraq that made al-Hirah their capital in 266. Poets described it as paradise on earth; an Arab poet described the city's pleasant climate and beauty thus: "One day in al-Hirah is better than a year of treatment". The ruins of al-Hirah are located south of Kufa on the west bank of the Euphrates.

Many modern " Qahtanite" dynasties claim descent from the Lakhmids such as the Mandharis of Oman, Iraq, and the United Arab Emirates, the Na'amanis of Oman, and the powerful Druze Arslan royal family.