Ait Waryaghar tribe

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The Ait Waryaghar tribe is a prominent Rif Berber tribal group from northern Morocco, historically noted for its fierce resistance to Spanish and French colonial rule under the leadership of Abd el-Krim.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Berber tribe
Rifian tribe
ethnic group
associatedWithEvent proclamation of the Rif Republic
country Morocco
culturalIdentity Rifian Amazigh
culturalPractice tribal customary law (azref)
culturalRegion Amazigh North Africa
linked to: Amazigh
demographicsCountry Morocco
ethnicGroupOf Riffians
ethnolinguisticGroup Amazigh
hasClanStructure segmentary lineage system
hasEthnonymVariant Ait Ouriaghel
Aït Ouriaghel
Aït Waryaghar
hasNotableFigure Abd el-Krim
hasNotableLeader Abd el-Krim
Muhammad ibn Abd el-Karim al-Khattabi
hasReputation resistance-oriented tribe
warrior tribe
historicalAdversary French Army
Spanish Army
historicalEconomy agropastoralism
herding
small-scale agriculture
knownFor fierce resistance to French colonial rule
fierce resistance to Spanish colonial rule
support for Abd el-Krim
language Riffian Berber
languageFamily Berber languages
locatedIn central Rif
northern Morocco
opposed French Protectorate in Morocco
linked to: French Morocco

Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
partOf Rif region
tribal confederation of the Rif
playedKeyRoleIn Rif War
Rif resistance to France
Rif resistance to Spain
regionCapitalNearby Al Hoceima
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
timePeriodOfProminence early 20th century
traditionalTerritory Al Hoceima area
linked to: Al Hoceima

central-northern Rif mountains
linked to: Rif Mountains
usesScript Arabic script
linked to: Arabic alphabet

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Abd el-Krim memberOf Ait Waryaghar tribe