Tekna
Sign in to saveThe Tekna () is a Sahrawi semi-nomadic tribal confederation. It is of mixed Hassani Arab and Sanhaja Berber origins. Its present-day constituents inhabit southern Morocco, northern Western Sahara and western Algeria, though their traditional migration routes extend beyond these areas.
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The Tekna () is a Sahrawi semi-nomadic tribal confederation. It is of mixed Hassani Arab and Sanhaja Berber origins. Its present-day constituents inhabit southern Morocco, northern Western Sahara and western Algeria, though their traditional migration routes extend beyond these areas.
== Demographics == The Tekna tribes are predominantly Hassaniya Arabic-speaking, but they also include a minority of Shilha-speaking tribes. Tekna are predominantly Muslims, belonging to the Maliki school of Sunni Islam.