Zenata
Sign in to saveThe Zenata (; ) are a group of Berber tribes, historically one of the largest Berber confederations along with the Sanhaja and Masmuda. Their lifestyle was either nomadic or semi-nomadic.
Key facts
- Tribe.name
- Zenata
- Tribe.local name
- Iznaten, Zenata, Zanata
- Tribe.type
- Berber tribal confederation
- Tribe.ethnicity
- Berbers
- Tribe.location
- Maghreb
- Tribe.branches
- Maghrawa, Banu Ifran, Banu Wasin, Djarawa
- Tribe.language
- Zenati languages (Berber languages)
- Tribe.religion
- Islam
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Society
- Language
- Origins
- Political history
- 8th–11th centuries
- 13th–16th centuries
- See also
- References
- External links
The Zenata (; ) are a group of Berber tribes, historically one of the largest Berber confederations along with the Sanhaja and Masmuda. Their lifestyle was either nomadic or semi-nomadic.
==Society== The 14th-century historiographer Ibn Khaldun reports that the Zenata were divided into three large tribes: Jarawa, Maghrawa, and Banu Ifran. Formerly occupying a large portion of the Maghreb, they were displaced to the south and west in conflicts with the more powerful Kutama and Houara.
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