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Revision as of 22:27, 5 April 2004 by Mustafaa (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Berber (also called Amazigh, -it mean a free men- pl. Imazighen) are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group living in northern Africa . They descend primarily from Middle Eastern migrants who entered the region thousands of years ago and also from the native black African population which inhabited the central Sahara prior to its desiccation.
The Berber is a horse breed developed by the Berber people.
Famous Berbers
- Masinissa, King of Numidia, North Africa, present day Algeria and Tunisia.
- Ibn Battuta (1304 - 1377), Moroccan traveller and explorer
- Averroes
- Ibn Khaldun
- Ibn Tufail
- Tariq ibn Ziyad
- Zinedine Zidane (1972 - ), French football superstar
See also:
- Kabyle
- Zenata
- Senhaja
- Tuareg, a Saharan Berber group
- Berber languages
- Barbary Coast
- Tamazgha, Berber name for North Africa.