Haha (Berber)
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The Haha or Iḥaḥan (Arabic حاحا Ḥāḥā) are a Berber
people in the Western High Atlas
in Morocco
. They identify themselves as a tribe
of the Shilha (Chleuh) people, and speak the Shilha language. Their region stretches along from the city of Essaouira
south to the Souss Valley, mainly on the Atlantic coast. Their neighbours to the north are the Chiadma
, who have a similar culture but are Arab speakers.
Berber people
Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis, in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River. Historically they spoke the Berber language or varieties of it, which together form a branch...
people in the Western High Atlas
High Atlas
High Atlas, also called the Grand Atlas Mountains is a mountain range in central Morocco in Northern Africa.The High Atlas rises in the west at the Atlantic Ocean and stretches in an eastern direction to the Moroccan-Algerian border. At the Atlantic and to the southwest the range drops abruptly...
in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. They identify themselves as a tribe
Tribe
A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally, consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, states.Many anthropologists use the term tribal society to refer to societies organized largely on the basis of kinship, especially corporate descent groups .Some theorists...
of the Shilha (Chleuh) people, and speak the Shilha language. Their region stretches along from the city of Essaouira
Essaouira
Mogador redirects here, for the hamlet in Surrey see Mogador, Surrey.Essaouira is a city in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, on the Atlantic coast. Since the 16th century, the city has also been known by its Portuguese name of Mogador or Mogadore...
south to the Souss Valley, mainly on the Atlantic coast. Their neighbours to the north are the Chiadma
Chiadma
Chiadma is a tribe located in the Morocco, dwelling mainly at the Atlantic coast in the region between Safi and Essaouira. They mainly speak Moroccan Arabic with a special accent...
, who have a similar culture but are Arab speakers.