2017-07-28T14:47:24+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Hammadid dynasty, Victor Maurus, Sanhaja, Berber Jews, Tafilalt, Almohad Caliphate, Kel Ajjer, Barghawata, Dihya, Chaoui people, Moors flashcards
Berber

Berber

  • Hammadid dynasty
    The Hammadid dynasty was a Sanhaja Berber dynasty that ruled an area roughly corresponding to north-eastern modern Algeria for around a century and a half (1008–1152), until its realm was conquered by the Almohad Caliphate.
  • Victor Maurus
    Victor the Moor (in Latin: Victor Maurus) (born 3rd century in Mauretania; died ca. 303 in Milan) was a native of Mauretania and a Christian martyr, according to tradition, and is venerated as a saint.
  • Sanhaja
    The Sanhaja (Berber: Aẓnag, pl. Iẓnagen, and also Aẓnaj, pl. Iẓnajen; Arabic: صنهاجة‎‎, Ṣanhājah) were once one of the largest Berber tribal confederations, along with the Zanata and Masmuda confederations.
  • Berber Jews
    Berber Jews are the Jewish communities of the Atlas mountains in Morocco, and previously in Algeria, which historically spoke Berber languages.
  • Tafilalt
    Tafilalt or Tafilet (Berber: Tafilalt, ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ; Arabic: تافيلالت‎‎) is a region and the most important oasis of the Moroccan part of the Sahara Desert; it is also considered one of the largest oases in the world.
  • Almohad Caliphate
    The Almohad Caliphate (British English /almə(ʊ)ˈhɑːd/, U.S. English /ɑlməˈhɑd/; Berber: ⵉⵎⵡⴻⵃⵃⴷⴻⵏ (Imweḥḥden), from Arabic الموحدون (al-Muwaḥḥidūn), "the monotheists" or "the unifiers") was a Moroccan Berber Muslim movement founded in the 12th century.
  • Kel Ajjer
    Kel Ajjer (also Kel Azjar, Kel Azjer) is a Tuareg confederation in western Libya and eastern Algeria.
  • Barghawata
    The Barghawatas (also Barghwata or Berghouata) were a group of Berber tribes on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, belonging to the Masmuda confederacy.
  • Dihya
    Dihya or Kahina (Berber: Daya Ult Yenfaq Tajrawt, ⴷⵉⵀⵢⴰ Dihya, or ⴷⴰⵎⵢⴰ Damya), was a Berber warrior queen, religious and military leader who led indigenous resistance to the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, the region then known as Numidia.
  • Chaoui people
    The Chaoui people or Shawia (Algerian Arabic: شاويه, Shawiya: Išawiyen‎) are a Berber population inhabiting the Aurès, Nememcha and Belezma regions located in and surrounded by the Aurès Mountains.
  • Moors
    The term Moors refers to the Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages, who initially were Berber and Arab peoples from North Africa.