Kel Adagh

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Tuareg confederation ethnic group

Kel Adagh is a Tuareg confederation traditionally inhabiting the mountainous Adrar des Ifoghas region of northeastern Mali and parts of the central Sahara.

Aliases (1)

Kel Ahaggar ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tuareg confederation → ethnic group →
associatedWithCity	Kidal → Tessalit →
borderingCountryRegion	Algeria (Saharan borderlands) → Niger (Saharan borderlands) →
climate	Saharan climate → arid →
colonialHistory	French Sudan →
country	Mali →
culturalArea	Azawad →
culturalRegion	Maghreb-Sahel interface → Sahel →
ethnicGroupOf	Tuareg people →
ethnicity	Tuareg →
hasCulturalPractice	Tuareg music and poetry → camel pastoralism → tent-based nomadism → veil-wearing traditions for men →
hasSubgroup	Ifoghas → Imghad → various Tuareg clans →
historicalActivity	caravan trade → trans-Saharan pastoralism →
involvedIn	Tuareg rebellions in Mali →
language	Tamasheq →
locatedIn	Kidal Region → Sahara Desert → central Sahara → northeastern Mali →
partOf	Tuareg confederations →
postColonialCountry	Republic of Mali →
region	Adrar des Ifoghas →
religion	Islam → Sunni Islam →
socialStructure	clan-based → hierarchical →
terrain	desert valleys → mountainous → rocky plateaus →
timePeriod	pre-colonial era to present →
traditionalTerritory	Adrar des Ifoghas mountains →
usesLivelihood	nomadic herding → oasis agriculture → pastoralism →
usesWritingSystem	Latin alphabet (modern, for Tamasheq) → Tifinagh (traditional) →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tuareg → Tuareg ("Kel Ahaggar") →	subgroup
Kel Ajjer →	relatedGroup