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2 days ago · The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu ( / ˈbɛduɪn /; [16] Arabic: بَدْو, romanized : badū, singular بَدَوِي badawī) are pastorally nomadic Arab tribes [17] who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia ( Iraq ). [18] The Bedouin originated in the Syrian Desert [19 ...
2 days ago · They are a semi-nomadic people who practice Islam, and are descended from the indigenous Berber communities of Northern Africa, which have been described as a mosaic of local Northern African , Middle Eastern, European (Early European Farmers), and Sub-Saharan African-related ancestries, prior to the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb.
May 24, 2024 · Bedouin, Arab-speaking nomadic peoples of the Middle Eastern deserts, especially of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Syria, and Jordan. Most Bedouins are animal herders, and their society is tribal and patriarchal, typically composed of extended families that are headed by sheikhs.
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3 days ago · The nomadic and semi-nomadic lifestyle of the Berbers is suitable for weaving kilims. In Algeria, the cloak-like kachabia is typical Berber masculine clothing. Traditional Berber jewelry is a style of jewellery , originally worn by women and girls of different rural Berber groups of Morocco, Algeria and other North African countries.
May 31, 2024 · Covering around 800,000 square miles, Algeria’s share of the Sahara takes up over 80% of the country — the volcanic peaks, canyons and vast sand seas form a striking backdrop to oasis cities ...
May 30, 2024 · Berber, any of the descendants of the pre-Arab inhabitants of North Africa. The Berbers live in scattered communities across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mali, Niger, and Mauritania. They speak various Amazigh languages belonging to the Afro-Asiatic family related to ancient Egyptian.
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May 25, 2024 · Somali, people of Africa occupying all of Somalia, a strip of Djibouti, the southern Ethiopian region of Ogaden, and part of northwestern Kenya. Except for the arid coastal area in the north, the Somalis occupy true nomad regions of plains, coarse grass, and streams. They speak a language of the.
