Beni-Amer people
The Beni-Amer, also known as Beni-Amir (Tigrinya: በን ዓምር, Arabic: بني عامر) (sometimes simply as Amer or Nabtab), are a population inhabiting northeast Africa. They are considered by some to comprise a subgroup of the Beja people. They live in Sudan and Eritrea. They are mostly Muslim and constitute the largest tribal confederation in Eritrea.
Beni-Amer Boy, National Geographic, Eritrea, 1965. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 442,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Eritrea | Unknown |
| Sudan | 235,389 (1993) |
| Languages | |
| Tigre, Arabic, Beja | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Beja people | |
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