Berbers

Also known as Imazighen, Amazigh, Berber

Berbers, or the Berber peoples, also known as Amazigh or Imazighen, are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arabs in the Maghreb. They are primarily connected by their use of Berber languages, which are part of the Afroasiatic language family.

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Berbers, also known as Amazigh, are the indigenous people of North Africa who lived there before Arabs arrived, and they are united by their shared Berber languages. They matter because they represent a distinct ethnolinguistic identity with ancient roots in the region and a living cultural and linguistic heritage that continues to shape North African societies today.

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Key facts

Ethnic group.image: Berber flag.svg
Ethnic group.caption: The Berber ethnic flag
Ethnic group.population: 25 million to 36 million
Ethnic group.region1: Morocco
Ethnic group.pop1: 14 million to 15 million
Ethnic group.region2: Algeria
Ethnic group.pop2: 7 million to 13 million
Ethnic group.region3: Niger
Ethnic group.pop3: 2.6 million
Ethnic group.region4: France
Ethnic group.pop4: 2 million
Ethnic group.region5: Mali
Ethnic group.pop5: 850,000
Ethnic group.region6: Libya
Ethnic group.pop6: 600,000
Ethnic group.region7: Belgium
Ethnic group.pop7: 500,000
Ethnic group.region8: Netherlands

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: berbere
Population: 24000000
Image: COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Portret van een Berber TMnr 10028642.jpg

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Commons category: Berber people
self-identified name: أمازيغ
non-self-identified name: بربر

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Contents

Names and etymology
History
Prehistory
Mythology
Other sources
Ancestry and DNA
Antiquity
Numidia
Mauretania
Middle Ages
Islamic conquest
In al-Andalus under the Umayyad governors
In al-Andalus during the Umayyad emirate
In al-Andalus during the Umayyad caliphate
In al-Andalus in the Taifa period
In al-Andalus under the Almoravids
Modern history
Arabization
Contemporary demographics
Ethnic groups
Genetics
Diaspora
Politics
Berberism
Political tensions
Languages
Religion
Architecture
Antiquity
After the Muslim conquest
Culture and arts
Social context
Visual arts
Cuisine
Music
Role in tourism
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

They are indigenous to the Maghreb region of North Africa, where they live in scattered communities across parts of Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and to a lesser extent Tunisia, Egypt, Mauritania, northern Mali and northern Niger (Azawagh). Smaller Berber communities are also found in Burkina Faso and Egypt's Siwa Oasis.