The Tuareg inhabit the Saharan regions of North Africa - Niger, Mali, Libya, Algeria and Burkina Faso. Tuareg is an Arabic term meaning abandoned by God. They call themselves Imohag, translated as free men. No one knows the true origin of the Tuareg, where they came from or when they arrived in the Sahara.
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Tuareg - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up) The Tuareg are a nomadic group that inhabits a large area in Sahara and Sahel regions of northern Africa. They live in such countries as Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Niger, and Mali.
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Although most Tuareg now practice some degree of Islam - the Maliki sect of Islam, resulting from the teachings of the great prophet El Maghili from the early 16th century - they are not considered Arabic.
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Lankester said that many of his Tuareg employees have left Timbuktu, Gao, and the surrounding cities. Mali: Islamists Destroy Historic City of Timbuktu Paula Froelich July 14, 2012. Three times in the past two decades, Mali's army fought separatist fighters from the local Tuareg people to a draw. Africa's Small Arms Race Justin Green February 21, 2013. Azawad being the Tuareg name for the northern half of Mali, which is said to be around the size of Texas. No Quick Fix For Mali: French Troops Can’t End Crisis William Lloyd George January 29, 2013. The mix of al Qaeda in the Maghreb, Ansar al Dine, and the Tuareg rebels is combustible. The combustible mix of AQIM, Ansar al Dine, and Tuareg rebels is complex and dangerous. She slipped past silently to the tent entrance where the Tuareg guard noticed she paused for a long moment before entering.
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The Tuareg (/ˈtwɑːrɛɡ/; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym Imuhagh, Kel Tamajaq, Kel Tamacheq) are Berber people with a traditionally nomadic pastoralist lifestyle. They are the principal inhabitants of the vast Sahara Desert. The Tuareg language, a branch of the Berber languages, has an estimated 1.2 million speakers. About half this number is accounted for by speakers of the Eastern dialect (Tamajaq, Tawallammat). Most Tuareg live in the Saharan parts of Niger, Mali, and Algeria. Being nomadic, they move constantly across national borders, and small groups of Tuareg also live in southeastern Algeria, southwestern Libya and northern Burkina Faso, and a small community in northern Nigeria.
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Tuareg Merchant Trade Routes across the Sahara. One of the most important trade routes across the Sahara was to the west - the Taghaza Trail - in the north from the oasis town of Aoudaghost (near Fez in Morocco) to the Atlantic coast (now Freetown in Sierra Leone).
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The Tuareg have been disrupted by the post-colonial division of nations that placed them within the separate countries of Niger, Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, and Algeria. The 1990s brought much warfare and strife for them with various resolutions in the different nations.
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The northern Tuareg live mainly in true desert country, whereas the southerners live primarily in steppe and savanna. The Tuareg consist of confederations including the Ahaggar (Hoggar) and Azjer (Ajjer) in the north and the Asben (Aïr Tuareg), Ifora, Itesen (Kel Geres), Aulliminden, and Kel Tademaket in the south. The southerners breed zebu cattle and camels, some of which are sold to the northern Tuareg.
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The mix of al Qaeda in the Maghreb, Ansar al Dine, and the Tuareg rebels is combustible. Al Qaeda’s Dangerous Play in Mali Bruce Riedel January 14, 2013. The combustible mix of AQIM, Ansar al Dine, and Tuareg rebels is complex and dangerous.
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Tuareg, French Touareg , Berber-speaking pastoralists who inhabit an area in North and West Africa ranging from Touat, Alg., and Ghudāmis, Libya, to northern Nigeria and from Fezzan, Libya, to Timbuktu, Mali. Their political organizations extend across national boundaries.
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who are the tuareg?
Tuareg in an Arabic term, which means 'abandoned by God'. Tuareg is an Arabic term that means abandoned by God.