Sanhaja
Sign in to saveThe Sanhaja (, or ; , pl. , and , pl. ) were a large Berber tribal confederation, along with the Zanata and Masmuda confederations. Many tribes in Algeria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Tunisia and Western Sahara bore and still carry this ethnonym, especially in its Berber form.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sanhaja is referenced by 321 other articles, and connects out to Berbers, Kabyle people and Riffian people.
It is catalogued under topics including Berber peoples and tribes, Ethnic groups divided by international borders and Ethnic groups in Algeria.
Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- tribe
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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The Sanhaja (, or ; , pl. , and , pl. ) were a large Berber tribal confederation, along with the Zanata and Masmuda confederations. Many tribes in Algeria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Tunisia and Western Sahara bore and still carry this ethnonym, especially in its Berber form.
Other names include Zenaga, Znaga, Sanhája, Sanhâdja and Senhaja.
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