[3] The headquarters of the Sharif is at An Nuqub, of the Bal Harith at As Seilan and of the Masabein at Beihan al Qasab.

The main cultivated crops are dates, cereals and citrus and people depend on livestock to a large extent to survive.

Nonetheless, people increasingly adopt trade and exchange commerce; in addition to incorporate to the government business.

[citation needed] The north of the valley was dominated by the Balharith Tribe who were also continuously fighting one another as to who was their paramount sheik and like the Masabin also split into 2 main branches.

[3] The ruling Al-Habieli family, recognized by the Hashimite Grand Sharifs of Mecca as related, established themselves as religious leaders in Bayhan in 1680 and became independent.

Al Amir ( Prince ) Khalid Saleh Hussein Al-Habieli is current dynastic head of the family.