Tamasna
Tamasna
تامسنا ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵙⵏⴰ | |
|---|---|
Historical region | |
 Barghwata people (blue). | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Racial makeup | |
| • Arabs | maj. |
| • Berbers | min. |
Tamasna (Arabic: تامسنا, Berber: ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵙⵏⴰ) is a historical region between Bou Regreg and Tensift. It includes the modern regions of Chaouia, Doukkala, Abda, Rhamna, Sraghna and Chiadma. The indigenous population is that of Barghwata who were driven by the Almohads who installed the Bedouin Arabs.[1][2]
Tribal composition
The inhabitants are mostly Arabs and Arabic-speaking:
References
- ^ S. Lévy, Pour une histoire linguistique du Maroc, dans Peuplement et arabisation au Maghreb occidental: dialectologie et histoire, 1998, pp.11-26 (ISBN 84-86839-85-8)
- ^ cf. Marçais, Les Arabes en Berbérie, p. 523 sq. et 532 sq.