Kel Ahaggar

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Kel Ahaggar are a major Tuareg confederation traditionally inhabiting the Hoggar (Ahaggar) Mountains region of southern Algeria, known for their nomadic pastoralist culture and historic control of Saharan trade routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tuareg confederation
ethnic group
associatedWithCity Tamanrasset NERFINISHED
climateOfTerritory arid
continent Africa
country Algeria
culturalHeritage leatherwork
metalwork
oral poetry
silver jewelry
culturalPractice veil-wearing by men (tagelmust)
culturalRegion Tuareg Sahara NERFINISHED
economicActivity caravan trade
trans-Saharan trade
ethnicIdentity Amazigh (Berber) NERFINISHED
ethnicReligion Islam with pre-Islamic customs
ethnographicGroupOf Tuareg people NERFINISHED
geographicFeature central Sahara
historicalPeriodOfProminence 19th century
medieval trans-Saharan trade era
historicalRole controllers of Saharan trade routes
knownFor control of caravan routes
desert navigation skills
nomadic culture
language Tamahaq NERFINISHED
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Berber languages NERFINISHED
Tuareg languages NERFINISHED
lifestyle nomadic pastoralism
locatedInDesert Sahara Desert NERFINISHED
partOf Tuareg world NERFINISHED
politicalStatus incorporated into French colonial Algeria
part of independent Algeria
region Ahaggar Mountains NERFINISHED
Hoggar Mountains NERFINISHED
religion Sunni Islam
socialStructure tribal confederation
subgroupOf Tuareg confederations NERFINISHED
terrainOfTerritory mountainous desert
traditionalAuthority amenokal (chief) NERFINISHED
traditionalCenter Tamanrasset NERFINISHED
traditionalLivelihood camel herding
goat herding
sheep herding
traditionalTerritory southern Algeria NERFINISHED
usesAnimal dromedary camel
usesScript Tifinagh

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Kel Air neighboringGroups Kel Ahaggar
Imuhar relatedEthnicGroup Kel Ahaggar
Kel Tagelmust relatedEthnicGroup Kel Ahaggar