Ghomaras

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Ghomaras

The Ghomara (Arabic: غمارة, romanized: Ghumāra, Berber languages: ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ Ighmaren) are a group of tribes in northern Morocco belonging to the Berbers. They live in the western Rif, in the area of Chefchaouen and Tetouan.[2]

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Ghomaras
غمارة
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Location map of the Ghomara tribes[1]
Regions with significant populations
Western Rif, Morocco
Languages
Ghomara Berber, Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
other Berbers
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Originally, Ghomaras were a Berber tribal group belonging to the Masmuda confederacy. While most have shifted to speaking Arabic, a minority continue to speak the Berber Ghomara language.[2]

Tribes

The Ghomaras are traditionally divided into nine tribes:[2]

  • Beni Bouzra
  • Beni Grir
  • Beni Khaled
  • Beni Mansour
  • Beni Rezin
  • Beni Selman
  • Beni Smih
  • Beni Zejel
  • Beni Ziat

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