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.
Statements (47)
| 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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