Kel Ahaggar

Kel Ahaggar Ihaggarren ⴾⵍ ⵂⴴⵔ
1750–1977
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Kel Ahaggar Tuareg confederation Map
Status	Tuareg confederation
Capital	Hoggar Mountains, Algeria
Common languages	Berber
Religion	Islam
Government	Tribal Confederacy
Amenokal
History
• Kel Ahaggar established	1750
• Under French suzerainty	1903
• not recognized by independent Algeria	1962
• terminated by Algerian Government	1977
Succeeded by Algeria
Today part of	Algeria

Kel Ahaggar (Berber: ⴾⵍ ⵂⴴⵔ) (trans: "People of Ahaggar") is a Tuareg confederation inhabiting the Hoggar Mountains (Ahaggar 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.

The language of the confederation is Tahaggart, a dialect of Tamahaq.

Tribes

The Kel Ahaggar confederation is made up of a number of tribes, including:

• Aït Loaien
• Dag Rali (also spelled Dag Ghâli)
• Iregenaten
• Kel Rela, the ruling tribe.
• Kel Silet
• Taituq
• Tégéhé Millet

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)

In popular culture

• Ball, David (1999). Empires of Sand. Bantam. ISBN 0-553-11014-4. 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.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191707/http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/pa/1460v.htm
• Kel Ahaggar (in German)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050922005745/http://www.petrabode.privat.t-online.de/detail.htm (in German)