Moors (Bidhan) population
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The Moors (Bidhan) population is a traditionally nomadic, Arab-Berber ethnic group of the western Sahara and Sahel regions, particularly in Mauritania and surrounding countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moors (Bidhan) population canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab-Berber people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beidane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bidhan NERFINISHED ⓘ White Moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mauritanian national identity ⓘ |
| climateAdaptation | arid environments ⓘ |
| colorTermUsage | referredToAs "white" in contrast to black African groups in Mauritania ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Arab culture
ⓘ
Berber culture ⓘ |
| demographicStatusInMauritania | largest ethnic group ⓘ |
| dominantIn | Mauritanian elite ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Arab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Berber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Bidhan ⓘ |
| geographicZone | Maghreb-Sahel interface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Zenaga Berber (partly displaced) ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
caravan traders across the Sahara
ⓘ
spreaders of Islam in western Sahara and Sahel ⓘ |
| language | Hassaniya Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Arabic ⓘ |
| livestock |
camels
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | seasonal transhumance ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | dominant group in Mauritania since independence ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Mauritania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Sahel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | northwest Africa ⓘ |
| regionType |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahelian zone ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religionBranch | Maliki school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
hierarchical
ⓘ
tribal ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
caravan trade
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | tents ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | nomadic ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.