Group
Nair
Nair refers to what has been described as being today "not a unitary group but a named category of castes", which historically embodied several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom bore the Nair title.
These people historically lived in the present-day Indian state of Kerala.
Their internal caste behaviors and systems were markedly different between the northern and southern sections of the area, and information regarding those who inhabited the north is scanty.
They are today classed as one of the Hindu forward castes.
The Nair community is regarded as an archaic indigenous community which existed before Vedic civilization.
Member Cities
- Aden `Adan Yemen Location
- Anjadip Island Goa India Location
- Ascension Island British overseas territory United Kingdom Location
- Bhatkal Karnataka India Location
- Brava Shabeellaha Hoose Somalia Location
- Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt Location
- Calicut Kerala India Location
- Cannanore Kerala India Location
- Cape Guardafui Bari Somalia Location
- Cape Town (Kaapstad) Western Cape South Africa Location
- Cascais Lisboa Portugal Location
- Chaul Maharashtra India Location
- Cochin > Kochi Kerala India Location
- Dabhol Maharashtra India Location
- Dakar Dakar Senegal Location
- Diu Daman and Diu India Location
- Ezhimala Hill Karnataka India Location
- Hadibu `Adan Yemen Location
- Honavar Karnataka India Location
- Island of Mozambique > Ilha de Moçambique Nampula Mozambique Location
- Jamestown Saint Helena Location
- Jiddah Makkah Saudi Arabia Location
- Kamaran Shabwah Yemen Location
- Khuriya Muriya Islands Dhofar Oman Location
- Kilwa Kisiwani Lindi Tanzania Location
- Kodungallur > Cranganore Kerala India Location
- Kolachel Tamil Nadu India Location
- Kozhikode > Calicut Kerala India Location
- Lisbon > Lisboa Lisboa Portugal Location
- Mahé Puducherry Kerala India Location
- Malindi Coast Kenya Location
- Maputo (Lourenço Marques) Maputo Mozambique Location
- Mombasa Coast Kenya Location
- Mosselbaai (Mossel Bay) Western Cape South Africa Location
- Nova Goa > Panaji Goa India Location
- Nova Sofala Sofala Mozambique Location
- Ponnani Kerala India Location
- Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago Nampula Mozambique Location
- Pôrto Seguro Bahia Brazil Location
- Quilon Kerala India Location
- Ribeira Brava São Nicolau Cape Verde Location
- Rome > Roma Lazio Italy Location
- St. Mary's Islands Karnataka India Location
- Suez > As-Suways As-Suways Egypt Location
- São Tomé Island Sao Tome and Principe Location
- Zanzibar Zanzibar Urban/West Tanzania Location