Haratin

The Haratin (, singular Ḥarṭānī), also spelled Haratine or Harratin, are an ethnic group found in western Sahel and southwestern Maghreb. The Haratin are mostly found in modern Mauritania (where they form a plurality), Morocco, Western Sahara, Senegal, and Algeria.

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Ethnic group.image: COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Portret van een Haratin vrouw TMnr 10028643.jpg
Ethnic group.image_caption: Haratin girl from Tafilalt, Morocco
Ethnic group.group: Haratin / Haratine
Ethnic group.native_name: حراطين
Ethnic group.native_name_lang: ar
Ethnic group.pop: > 1.5 million
Ethnic group.popplace: (40%) ; An ethnic group in (, , , , , )
Ethnic group.rels: Sunni Islam
Ethnic group.langs: Maghrebi ArabicBerber languages
Ethnic group.related_groups: Gnawa, other Afro-Arabs,Beidane, Sahrawis, other Maghrebi Arabs,other Arab, Berber, Arab-Berber, and Arabized Berber peoples, Tuareg, other Maghrebis

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Contents

Etymology
History
Origins
Legal Status
Black Guard
Culture
Music
Haratin communities
Mauritania
Morocco
Western Sahara
Algeria
See also
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

The Haratin speak Maghrebi Arabic dialects and Berber languages. They are believed to largely descend from native ancient black populations that inhabited the Sahara.