Kel Ahaggar

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Kel Ahaggar are a major Tuareg confederation traditionally inhabiting the Hoggar (Ahaggar) Mountains region of southern Algeria, known for their nomadic pastoralist culture and historic control of Saharan trade routes.

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Kel Ahaggar canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tuareg confederation
ethnic group
associatedWithCity Tamanrasset
climateOfTerritory arid
continent Africa
country Algeria
culturalHeritage leatherwork
metalwork
oral poetry
silver jewelry
culturalPractice veil-wearing by men (tagelmust)
culturalRegion Tuareg Sahara
linked to: Tuareg
economicActivity caravan trade
trans-Saharan trade
ethnicIdentity Amazigh (Berber)
linked to: Amazigh
ethnicReligion Islam with pre-Islamic customs
ethnographicGroupOf Tuareg people
linked to: Tuareg
geographicFeature central Sahara
historicalPeriodOfProminence 19th century
medieval trans-Saharan trade era
historicalRole controllers of Saharan trade routes
knownFor control of caravan routes
desert navigation skills
nomadic culture
language Tamahaq
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Berber languages
Tuareg languages
linked to: Berber languages
lifestyle nomadic pastoralism
locatedInDesert Sahara Desert
partOf Tuareg world
politicalStatus incorporated into French colonial Algeria
part of independent Algeria
region Ahaggar Mountains
Hoggar Mountains
religion Sunni Islam
socialStructure tribal confederation
subgroupOf Tuareg confederations
terrainOfTerritory mountainous desert
traditionalAuthority amenokal (chief)
traditionalCenter Tamanrasset
traditionalLivelihood camel herding
goat herding
sheep herding
traditionalTerritory southern Algeria
usesAnimal dromedary camel
usesScript Tifinagh

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

Kel Tagelmust relatedEthnicGroup Kel Ahaggar
Imuhar relatedEthnicGroup Kel Ahaggar
Kel Air neighboringGroups Kel Ahaggar
Ahaggar Tamahaq associatedPeople Kel Ahaggar