Sahrawi people

Also known as Sahrawi, Ṣaḥrāwī

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Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Sahrawis
Ethnic group.image: Sahrawi&camel.jpg
Ethnic group.caption: Sahrawi man
Ethnic group.population: 652,271 (2020 est.)
Ethnic group.region1: Africa
Ethnic group.region2: Western Sahara
Ethnic group.pop2: ~160,000 mostly in the Moroccan-occupied zone where they make up about 30% of the population
Ethnic group.region3: Algeria
Ethnic group.pop3: 174,000 refugees living in the Sahrawi refugee camps at Tindouf
Ethnic group.region4: Morocco
Ethnic group.pop4: 90,000
Ethnic group.region5: Mauritania

Article

22 sections

Contents

History
Early history
European colonialism
Different colonial practices
Debate on pre-colonial allegiances
Decolonisation attempts
The Western Sahara conflict
The Polisario Front
Demographics
Ethnic background: Berbers, Sahelians and Arabs
Social and ethnic hierarchy
Population
Languages
The refugees
Culture
Religion
Tribalism
Notable people
See also
References
Sources
External links

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The Sahrawis, or Sahrawi people (; ), are an ethnic group native to the western part of the Sahara desert, which includes the Western Sahara, southern Morocco, much of Mauritania, and along the southwestern border of Algeria. They are of mixed Hassani Arab and Sanhaji Berber descent, as well as West African and other indigenous populations.