غمارة ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ | |
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Total population | |
12,000[ citation needed] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Western Rif, Morocco | |
Languages | |
Ghomara Berber, Arabic | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Berbers |
The Ghomara ( Arabic: غمارة, Berber languages: ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ Ighmarn) are a group of tribes in northern Morocco of about 12,000 people[ dubious – discuss],[ citation needed] living between the rivers Oued Laou and Ouringa, east of Chefchaouen and south of Tetouan, in the Western Rif. The river Tiguisas runs through their territory. [2]
Originally, Ghomaras were a Berber tribal group belonging to the Masmuda confederacy. While most have shifted to speaking Arabic, a minority continue to speak the Berber Ghomara language. [2]
The Ghomaras are traditionally divided into nine tribes: [2]
غمارة ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ | |
---|---|
Total population | |
12,000[ citation needed] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Western Rif, Morocco | |
Languages | |
Ghomara Berber, Arabic | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Berbers |
The Ghomara ( Arabic: غمارة, Berber languages: ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ Ighmarn) are a group of tribes in northern Morocco of about 12,000 people[ dubious – discuss],[ citation needed] living between the rivers Oued Laou and Ouringa, east of Chefchaouen and south of Tetouan, in the Western Rif. The river Tiguisas runs through their territory. [2]
Originally, Ghomaras were a Berber tribal group belonging to the Masmuda confederacy. While most have shifted to speaking Arabic, a minority continue to speak the Berber Ghomara language. [2]
The Ghomaras are traditionally divided into nine tribes: [2]