Tuareg

For other senses of this name, see Tuareg (disambiguation).

The Tuareg Arabic:طوارق (sometimes spelled Touareg in French, or Twareg in English) are a Berber ethnic group or nation. Tuareg is a name that was applied to them by early explorers and historians (since Leo Africanus), but they call themselves variously Kel Tamasheq, Kel Tamajaq "Speakers of Tamasheq" and Imouhar, Imuhagh, Imazaghan or Imashaghen "the Free people". The meaning of the word Twareg has been long discussed, since it does not seem Berber. Probably it is Twārəg, the "broken plural" of Tārgi, a does not cite its .
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Ajjer Region
*Alezi
*Albarkat
*Dirj
*Fewat
*Ganat
*Ghadames
*Ghat
*In Imnas
*Tarat
*Serdales
*Ubari
*Tahala
*Tikruden

Ahaggar Region
*Arak
*In Amgal
*In Salah
*In Gezzam

Adagh Region
*Agalhok
*Assuk
*Bughassa
*Tesalit
*Tin Zawatan
*Timiawen

Agaraw Region
*Tin Bektu
*Gosi
*Gurma-Gharus

Gawa Region
*Gawa
*Gundam

Azawagh Region
*Abalagh
*Abalagh Ataram
*Menaka
*Cin Tibaraden
*In Gal
*Tabalaq
*Tasra
*Tawa
*Tiliya

Ayr Region
*Adarbissanat
*Agadez
*Arlit
*Asamaqqa
*Gugaram
*Elmeki
*Ifrwan
*Tabalot
*Talaq
*Tighazren
*Timia
*Tin Telust

Agala Region
*Dakaro
*Illela
*Konni
*Kornaka
*Tanut

References

University of Iowa's [Art and Life in Africa Online: Tuareg]
[Origin and History of the Tuaregs]
[The Massacres at Tchin Tarabaden: 10 years later!]. This press release (7 May 2000), while polemical, is useful for a pro-Tuareg view of the conflicts in Mali and Niger.
Heath Jeffrey 2005: A Grammar of Tamashek (Tuareg of Mali). New York: Mouton de Gruyer. Mouton Grammar Library, 35. ISBN 3-11-018484-2
Rando et al. (1998) Mitochondrial DNA analysis of northwest African populations reveals genetic exchanges with European, near-eastern, and sub-Saharan populations. Annals of Human Genetics 62(6): 531-50; Watson et al. (1996) mtDNA sequence diversity in Africa. American Journal of Human Genetics 59(2): 437-44; Salas et al. (2002) The Making of the African mtDNA Landscape. American Journal of Human Genetics 71: 1082-1111. These are good sources for information on the genetic heritage of the Tuareg and their relatedness to other populations.
Ethnologue 14 pages for [Niger], [Mali], etc., used for population estimates.
[Tuareg is not an Ethnos], accessed 2 Feb 2004, available on Internet Archive at [link]. Cited for the low-end estimate of population.
[A comprehensive tuareg chronology] along with lists of amenokals from [Kel Ahaggar], [Kel Adagh] and [Kel Azawagh] (in Italian).

External links

[Maps of Niger, pictures of Agadez, Tuaregs, and handcraft from Niger; also a forum] (in French)

Berber Ethnic groups

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