Kel Ahaggar
Kel Ahaggar (Berber: ⴾⵍ ⵂⴴⵔ) (trans: "People of Ahaggar") is a Tuareg confederation inhabiting the Hoggar Mountains (Ahaggar mountains) in Algeria. The confederation is believed to have been founded by the Tuareg matriarch Tin Hinan, whose monumental tomb is located at Abalessa. The official establishment is dated to around 1750. It has been largely defunct since 1977, when it was terminated by the Algerian government.
Kel Ahaggar | |||||||||
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| 1750–1977 | |||||||||
Kel Ahaggar Tuareg confederation Map | |||||||||
| Status | Tuareg confederation | ||||||||
| Capital | Hoggar Mountains, Algeria | ||||||||
| Common languages | Berber | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Tribal Confederacy | ||||||||
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| History | |||||||||
• Kel Ahaggar established | 1750 | ||||||||
• Under French suzerainty | 1903 | ||||||||
• not recognized by independent Algeria | 1962 | ||||||||
• terminated by Algerian Government | 1977 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | DZ | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Algeria | ||||||||
The language of the confederation is Tahaggart, a dialect of Tamahaq.
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