Beni Iznasen people

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The Beni Iznasen people are an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group from northeastern Morocco, known for their distinct cultural traditions and language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amazigh ethnic group
ethnic group
alternativeName Aït Iznasen
Beni Snassen
Beni Znassen
continent Africa
country Morocco
countryBorderContext border region between Morocco and Algeria
culturalArea Maghreb
linked to: North Africa
culturalIdentity Amazigh
Berber
culturalTradition Amazigh music
Amazigh oral poetry
tribal customary law (azref)
ethnicGroupOf Morocco
ethnicRelation part of wider Amazigh identity in Morocco
related to other Zenati Berber groups
ethnonym Beni Iznasen
geographicalFeature Beni Snassen mountain range
historicalRole mountain tribal confederation in northeastern Morocco
language Beni Iznasen Berber
Moroccan Arabic
linked to: Maghrebi Arabic

Zenati Berber variety
languageFamily Amazigh languages
linked to: Berber languages

Berber languages
linguisticSubgroup Zenati branch of Northern Berber
locatedIn Oriental region of Morocco
locatedNear Algerian border
Oujda
modernStateIntegration citizens of Morocco
nationalMinorityStatus indigenous Amazigh group in Morocco
notableCityNearby Berkane
Oujda
partOf Amazigh peoples of North Africa
linked to: Berbers

Berber peoples of North Africa
region northeastern Morocco
regionType mountain and plateau region
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
scriptUsedHistorically Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

Tifinagh (for Amazigh language context)
linked to: Tifinagh
traditionalClothing Amazigh dress
traditionalEconomy agriculture
pastoralism
trans-Saharan and regional trade
traditionalHousing mountain villages
traditionalTerritory Beni Snassen Mountains

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Beni Iznasen language spokenBy Beni Iznasen people