Kel Ahaggar
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Kel Ahaggar was a Tuareg confederation inhabiting the Hoggar Mountains in Algeria. The confederation is believed to have been founded by the Tuareg matriarch Tin Hinan, whose monumental tomb is located at Abalessa. The official establishment is dated to around 1750. It has been largely defunct since 1977, when it was terminated by the Algerian government.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The language of the confederation is Tamahaq.
Popular culture
- A novel about the 1881 attempt by the French government to drive a railroad through the heart of the Sahara, including the Ahaggar region. The expedition, led by Lt. Colonel Paul Flatters, was attacked by the Tuareg of the Kel Ahaggar.[1]
- The 1957 film Legend of the Lost, starring John Wayne, Rossano Brazzi and Sophia Loren, has the trio on a treasure hunt in the Sahara. They come across a nomadic group which Wayne's character, Joe January, states are "Hoggars", and to be much feared.[2]
See also
- Rulers of Kel Ahaggar
- Tuareg people
- Kel Adagh
- Kel Ajjer
- Kel Ayr
- Kel Gres
- Iwellemmedan people: Kel Ataram (west) and Kel Dinnik (east)
References
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