The Nakha (), also sometimes referred to as Nukha, were an Arab tribe of Yemen. They were a branch of the larger Madh'hij tribe. They were converted to Islam by Muadh ibn Jabal during the 7th century,لب اللباب في معرفة الأنساب ج٣ ص ٣٠٤ during which they participated in the Islamic conquests.تاريخ الطبري مج 1 ص 793 Notable Nakha historical figures include Malik ibn al-Harith, Alqama ibn Qays, and al-Nakhai.
Al-Hamdani mentioned the Nukha tribe in his book Sifat Jazirat al Arab (Description of the Arabian Peninsula) (900 AD).
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