Kel Ajjer
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Kel Ajjer is a Tuareg confederation in western Libya
and eastern Algeria
. Their main stronghold was Ghat, with Ubari
coming second. They speak the language Tamahaq
.
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
and eastern Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
. Their main stronghold was Ghat, with Ubari
Ubari
Ubari is an oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District, in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya. It is in the Libyan section of the Sahara Desert...
coming second. They speak the language Tamahaq
Tamahaq language
Tamahaq is the only known Northern Tuareg language, spoken in Algeria, western Libya, and northern Niger. It varies little from the southern languages of Ayr, Azawagh or Adagh, with the differences mostly being substitution of sounds, for instance Tamahaq instead of Tamajaq or...
.
See also
- AzjarAzjarAzjar is an African region, probably the most ancient Tuareg confederation, with stronghold in the oasis-city of Ghat....
- Tuareg
- Kel AdaghKel AdaghThe Kel Adagh are a Toureg confederation of clans living in the region of the Adrar des Iforas highlands in Mali. The name comes from Tamasheq "Kel" and "Adagh"...
- Kel AhaggarKel AhaggarKel Ahaggar is a Tuareg confederation in the Ahaggar Mountains in Algeria. The confederation is believed to have been founded by Tin Hinan, with the "official" founding being around 1750...
- Kel AyrKel AyrKel Ayr were a semi-nomadic Tuareg tribal confederation which ruled an area centered on the Aïr Mountains in what is today Niger....
- Kel GresKel GresThe Kel Gress are a Toureg confederation of clans who in the modern era have mostly lived in south central Niger, though who have a history of occupation of the Air Mountains prior to the 17th century...
- AullimindenAullimindenThe Iwellemmedan are one of the seven major Tuareg tribal or clan confederations...
: Kel Ataram (west) and Kel Dinnik (east)
- Kel Adagh