Kel Ahaggar | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200s–1977[citation needed] | |||||||||
 Kel Ahaggar Tuareg confederation Map | |||||||||
| Status | Tuareg confederation | ||||||||
| Capital | Hoggar Mountains, Algeria | ||||||||
| Common languages | Tamahaq language | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Tribal Confederacy | ||||||||
| Amenokal | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Kel Ahaggar established | 200s | ||||||||
• Under French suzerainty | 1903 | ||||||||
• Not recognized by independent Algeria | 1962 | ||||||||
• Terminated by Algerian Government | 1977[citation needed] | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | DZ | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Algeria | ||||||||
Kel Ahaggar was a Tuareg confederation inhabiting the Hoggar Mountains in Algeria. The language of the confederation is Tamahaq.
History
[edit]The Kel Ahaggar were originally known as the Hawwara, and inhabited the Aurès Mountains. They were followers of Nukkari Ibadism, and participated in the revolt of Abu Yazid against the Fatimids. They were defeated in 753, and a portion of the tribe fled to the desert.[1]
Some believe that the confederation was founded by the Tuareg matriarch Tin Hinan, whose monumental tomb is located at Abalessa. It has been largely defunct since 1977, when it was terminated by the Algerian government.[citation needed]
Popular culture
[edit]- A novel about the 1881 attempt by the French government to drive a railroad through the heart of the Sahara, including the Ahaggar region. The expedition, led by Lt. Colonel Paul Flatters, was attacked by the Tuareg of the Kel Ahaggar.[2]
- The 1957 film Legend of the Lost, starring John Wayne, Rossano Brazzi and Sophia Loren, has the trio on a treasure hunt in the Sahara. They come across a nomadic group which Wayne's character, Joe January, states are "Hoggars", and to be much feared.[3]
See also
[edit]- Tuareg people
- Kel Adagh
- Kel Ajjer
- Kel Ayr
- Kel Gres
- Iwellemmedan people: Kel Ataram (west) and Kel Dinnik (east)
References
[edit]- ^ The Ibádites in Arabia and Africa: Part II. The Ibádites in North Africa and the Sudan to the Fourteenth Century, Journal of World History. Neuchâtel, etc. Vol. 13, Iss. 1, (Jan 1, 1971): 83. Lewicki, Tadeusz, https://www.proquest.com/docview/1298903297/fulltextPDF/B127054A7BA2430FPQ/1?accountid=13050&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals
- ^ Ball, David W. (1999). Empires of sand. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-11014-4. OCLC 41017491.
- ^ Source: the film itself, at around 48 minutes. See also: Legend of the Lost at IMDb
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191707/http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/pa/1460v.htm
- Kel Ahaggar (in German)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20050922005745/http://www.petrabode.privat.t-online.de/detail.htm (in German)
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