Tuareg Amazighs
Amazigh (Berber) people of the Sahara desert with a nomadic pastoralist lifestyle
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Summary
Tuareg Amazighs is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,235 views/month, #7 of 4,529).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Tuareg[3], Arabic[4], French[5]
- Religion or worldview: Sunni Islam[6]
- Country: Niger[7], Mali[8], Burkina Faso[9], Algeria[10], Libya[11], Mauritania[12], Nigeria[13], Egypt[14]
- Location: Niger[15], Mali[16], Burkina Faso[17], Algeria[18], Libya[19], Africa[20]
- Subclass of: Berbers[21], indigenous peoples of Africa[22]
- Commons category: Tuareg[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tuareg[24]
- Commons gallery: Tuareg[25]
- Population: 4,200,000[26]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Q42351318[27]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Meyer’s Universum, Zwanzigster Band[30]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Tuareg[31]
- Native label: ⵎⵂⵗ Imuhăɣ / ⵎⵛⵗⵏ Imašăɣăn / ⵎⵊⵗⵏ Imajăɣăn / ⴾⵍ ⵜⵎⴰⵣⵗⵜ Kel Tamajeq[32]
- Has works in the collection: Brooklyn Museum[33]
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Influence
Things named for Tuareg Amazighs include Volkswagen Touareg[34], an automobile model series[35] and Tuareg Shield[36], a shield[37].
Why It Matters
Tuareg Amazighs has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include Volkswagen Touareg[34], an automobile model series[35] and Tuareg Shield[36], a shield[37].