Berbers
Sign in to saveBerbers, or the Berber peoples, also known as Amazigh or Imazighen, are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arabs in the Maghreb. They are primarily connected by their use of Berber languages, which are part of the Afroasiatic language family.
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Berbers, also known as Amazigh, are the indigenous people of North Africa who lived there before Arabs arrived, and they are united by their shared Berber languages. They matter because they represent a distinct ethnolinguistic identity with ancient roots in the region and a living cultural and linguistic heritage that continues to shape North African societies today.
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Key facts
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- Berber flag.svg
- Ethnic group.caption
- The Berber ethnic flag
- Ethnic group.population
- 25 million to 36 million
- Ethnic group.region1
- Morocco
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 14 million to 15 million
- Ethnic group.region2
- Algeria
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 7 million to 13 million
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- Niger
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 2.6 million
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- France
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 2 million
- Ethnic group.region5
- Mali
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41 sectionsContents
- Names and etymology
- History
- Prehistory
- Mythology
- Other sources
- Ancestry and DNA
- Antiquity
- Numidia
- Mauretania
- Middle Ages
- Islamic conquest
- In al-Andalus under the Umayyad governors
- In al-Andalus during the Umayyad emirate
- In al-Andalus during the Umayyad caliphate
- In al-Andalus in the Taifa period
- In al-Andalus under the Almoravids
- Modern history
- Arabization
- Contemporary demographics
- Ethnic groups
- Genetics
- Diaspora
- Politics
- Berberism
- Political tensions
- Languages
- Religion
- Architecture
- Antiquity
- After the Muslim conquest
- Culture and arts
- Social context
- Visual arts
- Cuisine
- Music
- Role in tourism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Berbers, or the Berber peoples, also known as Amazigh or Imazighen, are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arabs in the Maghreb. They are primarily connected by their use of Berber languages, which are part of the Afroasiatic language family.
They are indigenous to the Maghreb region of North Africa, where they live in scattered communities across parts of Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and to a lesser extent Tunisia, Egypt, Mauritania, northern Mali and northern Niger (Azawagh). Smaller Berber communities are also found in Burkina Faso and Egypt's Siwa Oasis.