Zaghawa people

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The Zaghawa people are a traditionally nomadic Saharan ethnic group primarily inhabiting eastern Chad and western Sudan, known for their pastoralist lifestyle and significant role in regional politics and conflicts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Zaghawa people canonical 27
Zaghawa 13

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Saharan people
ethnic group
language
pastoralist community
alsoKnownAs Beri
Zakhawa
borderStraddlingGroup Chad–Sudan border
conflictRole both rebel and government-aligned factions in regional conflicts
continent Africa
country Chad
Sudan
culturalArea Sudanic belt
environment desert
semi-arid
ethnicGroupOf Chad
Sudan
historicalActivity caravan trade
involvedIn Chadian civil conflicts
Darfur conflict
language Zaghawa language
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages
Saharan languages
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Chad
ethnic minority in Sudan
notableFor cross-border mobility
regional political influence
politicalRole support base for some Chadian leaders
primaryRegions eastern Chad
western Sudan
region Darfur
linked to: Darfur region

Sahel
Wadai
religion Sunni Islam
socialStructure clan-based
subsistenceActivities animal husbandry
limited agriculture
traditionalEconomy pastoralism
traditionalHousing tents
traditionalLifestyle nomadic
traditionalLivestock camels
cattle
goats
sheep
traditionalTrade trans-Saharan trade
usesScript Arabic script
Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chadians ethnicGroup Zaghawa people
Darfur conflict involves Zaghawa people
Toubou people relatedGroup Zaghawa people
Chad–Sudan border ethnicGroupPresent Zaghawa people
western Sudan hasEthnicGroup Zaghawa people
Tama people neighboringEthnicGroup Zaghawa people
Darfur region majorEthnicGroup Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people
Kungara neighboringLanguages Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people
Mararit people neighboringEthnicGroup Zaghawa people
Sungor people relatedGroup Zaghawa people
Gorane people neighboringGroups Zaghawa people
Janjaweed militias primaryVictims Zaghawa people
Sudan Liberation Army ethnicBase Zaghawa people
Maba people neighboringEthnicGroup Zaghawa people
Kanembu people relatedEthnicGroup Zaghawa people
Eastern Chad hasEthnicGroups Zaghawa
subject linked to: eastern Chad
linked to: Zaghawa people
Ouaddaï Region ethnicGroup Zaghawa people
Wadi Fira Region ethnicGroup Zaghawa people
Northern Chad hasEthnicGroup Zaghawa
subject linked to: northern Chad
linked to: Zaghawa people
Idriss Déby ethnicGroup Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people
Front de Libération Nationale du Tchad ethnicBase Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people
Chadian Civil War involvesEthnicGroup Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people
Zaghawa language ethnicGroup Zaghawa people
Massalit neighboringGroup Zaghawa people
Fur Sultanate hasEthnicGroup Zaghawa
subject linked to: Fur Sultanate (historical)
linked to: Zaghawa people
Amdang people neighboringGroup Zaghawa people
Fur region inhabitedBy Zaghawa people
Wadai Region ethnicGroup Zaghawa people
Fur hasContactWithLanguage Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people
Amdang neighboringEthnicGroup Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people
Taman neighboringLanguages Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people
Berti people neighboringGroup Zaghawa people
Tunjur people neighboringGroups Zaghawa people
Sinyar neighboringGroup Zaghawa people
Sinyar (Sudan) neighboringEthnicGroup Zaghawa people
North Darfur hasEthnicGroup Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people
Sinyar people neighboringEthnicGroup Zaghawa people
Daju people relatedEthnicGroup Zaghawa people
Central Darfur hasEthnicGroup Zaghawa
linked to: Zaghawa people