Kel_Ahaggar

Kel Ahaggar

Kel Ahaggar

Tuareg confederation in Algeria

Kel Ahaggar (Berber: ⴾⵍ ⵂⴴⵔ) (trans: "People of Ahaggar") is a Tuareg confederation inhabiting the Hoggar Mountains (Ahaggar mountains) in Algeria. The confederation is believed to have been founded by the Tuareg matriarch Tin Hinan, whose monumental tomb is located at Abalessa. The official establishment is dated to around 1750. It has been largely defunct since 1977, when it was terminated by the Algerian government.

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The language of the confederation is Tahaggart, a dialect of Tamahaq.

Tribes

The Kel Ahaggar confederation is made up of a number of tribes, including:[citation needed]

  • Aït Loaien
  • Dag Rali (also spelled Dag Ghâli)
  • Iregenaten
  • Kel Rela, the ruling tribe.
  • Kel Silet
  • Taituq
  • Tégéhé Millet
  • A novel about the 1881 attempt by the French government to drive a railroad through the heart of the Sahara, including the Ahaggar region. The expedition, led by Lt. Colonel Paul Flatters, was attacked by the Tuareg of the Kel Ahaggar.[1]
  • The 1957 film Legend of the Lost, starring John Wayne, Rossano Brazzi and Sophia Loren, has the trio on a treasure hunt in the Sahara. They come across a nomadic group which Wayne's character, Joe January, states are "Hoggars", and to be much feared.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Ball, David W. (1999). Empires of sand. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-11014-4. OCLC 41017491. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  2. [2]
    Source: the film itself, at around 48 minutes. See also: Legend of the Lost at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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