Berber

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Where different Berber groups live, in North Africa
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Where different Berber groups live, in North Africa

Berbers are an ethnic group found natively in the countries of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in North Africa, and also found as immigrants in many counrties, especially France. Berbers usually speak the Berber language. Traditionally, Berbers were nomadic people, but today most are not. Most Berbers are Muslims, but many are not. An example of a famous Berber is Zinedine Zidane, who plays soccer in France.

[edit] External links

  • Richard L. Smith, Ferrum College, What Happened to the Ancient Libyans? Chasing Sources across the Sahara from Herodotus to Ibn Khaldun, Journal of World History, vol. 14, no. 4, 2003 Online article
  • Amazigh Startkabel.
  • Institut Royal de la Culture Amazighe.
  • The New Mass Media and the Shaping of Amazigh Identity.
  • Number Systems and Calendars of the Berber Populations of Grand Canary and Tenerife.
  • Encyclopedia of the Orient -- Berbers .
  • Flags of the World -- Berbers/Imazighen.
  • www.mondeberbère.com.
  • CMA: Congrès Mondial Amazigh.
  • Photo Gallery of Berbers and Touregs from Erg Chebbi area of Moroccan Sahara
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Categories: African people | Nomadic people

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