[15] In ancient times, they inhabited Ma'rib, the capital city of the Sabaean Kingdom in modern-day Yemen.
Their lands were irrigated by the Ma'rib Dam, which is thought by some to have been one of the Ancient World Wonders because of its size.
Like most other tribes in the southwestern region of the country, Bariq is divided into three large groups, based on geography and lifestyle: the majority live in Bareq in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Yemen .
However, if any Muslim, not having a meadow, passes through their land with cattle for grazing them, it shall be the responsibility of the people of Bariq to entertain him for three days at the maximum.
They are the owners of two paradises in the Kingdom of Saba'a Sheba, and the masters of the Arabs and the kings after their displacement from Yemen and dispersal throughout the Arabian Peninsula.