Kel Ahaggar

Kel Ahaggar
200s–1977[ citation needed ]
Kel Ahaggar Tuareg confederation Map
Status	Tuareg confederation
Capital	Hoggar Mountains, Algeria
Common languages	Tamahaq language
Religion	Islam
Government	Tribal Confederacy
Amenokal
History
• Kel Ahaggar established	200s
• Under French suzerainty	1903
• Not recognized by independent Algeria	1962
• Terminated by Algerian Government	1977[ citation needed ]
ISO 3166 code	DZ
Succeeded by French Third Republic Algeria
Today part of	Algeria

Kel Ahaggar was a Tuareg confederation inhabiting the Hoggar Mountains in Algeria. The language of the confederation is Tamahaq.

History

The Kel Ahaggar were originally known as the Hawwara, and inhabited the Aurès Mountains. They were followers of Nukkari Ibadism, and participated in the revolt of Abu Yazid against the Fatimids. They were defeated in 753, and a portion of the tribe fled to the desert. ^[1]

Some believe that the confederation was founded by the Tuareg matriarch Tin Hinan, whose monumental tomb is located at Abalessa. It has been largely defunct since 1977, when it was terminated by the Algerian government.^{[ citation needed ]}

Popular culture

• A novel about the 1881 attempt by the French government to drive a railroad through the heart of the Sahara, including the Ahaggar region. The expedition, led by Lt. Colonel Paul Flatters, was attacked by the Tuareg of the Kel Ahaggar. ^[2]
• The 1957 film Legend of the Lost , starring John Wayne, Rossano Brazzi and Sophia Loren, has the trio on a treasure hunt in the Sahara. They come across a nomadic group which Wayne's character, Joe January, states are "Hoggars", and to be much feared. ^[3]

See also

• Tuareg people
  • Kel Adagh
  • Kel Ajjer
  • Kel Ayr
  • Kel Gres
  • Iwellemmedan people: Kel Ataram (west) and Kel Dinnik (east)

References

1. The Ibádites in Arabia and Africa: Part II. The Ibádites in North Africa and the Sudan to the Fourteenth Century, Journal of World History. Neuchâtel, etc. Vol. 13, Iss. 1, (Jan 1, 1971): 83. Lewicki, Tadeusz, https://www.proquest.com/docview/1298903297/fulltextPDF/B127054A7BA2430FPQ/1?accountid=13050&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals
2. Ball, David W. (1999). Empires of sand. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN   0-553-11014-4. OCLC   41017491.
3. Source: the film itself, at around 48 minutes. See also: Legend of the Lost at IMDb  

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191707/http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/pa/1460v.htm
• Kel Ahaggar (in German)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050922005745/http://www.petrabode.privat.t-online.de/detail.htm (in German)