Azawagh Arabs
Total population | |
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Numbering over 1 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Languages | |
Hassaniya Arabic | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Arabs (Bedouin groups) |
The Azawagh Arabs (Arabic: عرب أزواغ) (also known as nomadic Moors) are nomadic ethnic Arab-ancestry tribes who are settling mainly in the area of Azawagh which is a dry basin covering what is today northwestern Niger, as well as parts of northeastern Mali and southern Algeria.[1] Azawagh Arabs are named after the Azawagh region of the Sahara.[2] and speak Hassaniya Arabic which is one of the regional varieties of Arabic.[3]
See also[]
- Azawagh
- Moors
- Baggara
- Diffa Arabs
References[]
- Bibliography
- Popenoe, Rebecca (2003). Feeding Desire: Fatness, Beauty and Sexuality among a Saharan People. London: Routledge. ISBN 0415280966. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- Paris, François (1995). "L Bassin de I'Azawagh : peuplements et civilisations, du néolithique à l'arrivée de l'islam" (PDF). Milieux, sociétés et archéologues (in French). Karthala. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
Categories:
- Ethnic groups in Niger
- Arab diaspora in Africa
- Ethnic groups in Algeria
- Ethnic groups in Mali
- African ethnic group stubs