Berber tribes
[5][6][7] Alternatively, some medieval genealogists attribute Jalut (Goliath) as the ancestor of the Berbers and say he migrated from Palestine to North Africa.[11] In pre-Islamic times, the Zenata migrated from southern Tunisia and Tripolitania (in Libya) through the Saharan fringes to the Algerian highlands.Some of the historical branches of the Zenata are the Maghrawa, Miknassa and Banu Ifran who played a major role in shaping the history of North Africa.[14] Although the Masmuda formed the core of the Almohad army and hierarchy, Abd al-Mumin, who founded the dynasty, belonged to an Arabized section of the Zenata known as the Kumiya.[15] From the 13th to 16th centuries, with the fall of the Almohads, many dynasties of Zenata origin were able to take power like the Zayyanids in Algeria and the Marinids and Wattasids in Morocco.Other groups like the Jazula, Lamta and Haskura migrated to the plains of the Sous region in Morocco with some going further north to the Middle Atlas and Rif.[25] In Greater Kabylia, there are 14 confederations of tribes:[26] Historically, the Tuareg have been divided into seven clans who, according to oral tradition, all descend from daughters of the same mother.[37] The Ait Atta are a large tribal confederation[38][39] or "supertribe"[39][40] in the south east of Morocco who inhabit the region of Tafilalt and the Draa River.This election took place in the presence of a Sharif belonging to the Ouled Moulay Abdallah ben Hocein (Dadda Atta was said to be a disciple of Moulay Abdallah ben Hocein founder of the zawiya of Tameslouht) who was referred to as the agurram (meaning religious man or poor Sufi).[39][42] The Ait Yafelman (literally "those who found peace") are a tribal confederation that inhabit the High Atlas and are of Sanhaja descent.
tribesBerberMaghrebMasmudaZenataSanhajaAit YafelmanIbn KhaldunBaranisTarikhnamaAwrabaGhomaraKutamaZawawaHawwaraLawataMiknasaCanaanGoliathPalestineArab conquest of the MaghrebMoroccoGhumaraBarghawataSebou RiverOum Er-Rbia RiverRegragaShilhaIbn TumartAlmohad CaliphateHafsidsTunisiaZenata, AlgeriaTripolitaniaTiaretTlemcenMoulouya RiverMarrakeshMaghrawaMiknassaBanu IfranAlmohadAbd al-MuminKahinaZayyanidsMarinidsWattasidsLamtunaMassufaGuddulaSaharaMauritaniaMiddle AtlasAlgeriaConstantineFatimid CaliphateKabylesZiridsHammadidsAlmoravidsRiffiansAit OurishAit TouzineAit WaryagharRif WarRepublic of the RifAbd el-KrimIgzenayenIkebdanenShilha peopleEssaouiraAgadirKabyle peopleKabyliaArabicTuareg peopleHoggarAmenokalKell AjjerTassili n'AjjerKel AyrAïr MountainsIwellemmedanKel AhaggarHoggar MountainsKel AdaghAdrar des IfoghasKel OweyKel GresTessaouaChaoui peopleCaliph of ConstantineHaractasThéodore ChassériauAurèsArabizedOuled DerradjNemenchaGhomarasSaguia el-HamraAit AttaTafilaltDraa RiverHigh AtlasSharifzawiyaTameslouhtFrench colonialismEncyclopaedia of Islam, Second Editionde Slane, William MacGuckinPeyron, M.Encyclopédie berbèreBrill PublishersKennedy, HughTaylor & FrancisDictionary of African BiographyOxford University PressCoon, Charleton S.Encyclopedia of MoroccoRoyal Institute of Amazigh CultureSebaa, Mohamed NadhirRowman & LittlefieldScarecrow PressPrasse, Karl G.BerbersBavares