Where is the Tuareg tribe located?

West Africa
Tuareg, French Touareg, Berber-speaking pastoralists who inhabit an area in North and West Africa ranging from Touat, Algeria, and Ghadames, Libya, to northern Nigeria and from Fezzan, Libya, to Timbuktu, Mali.

What language do Tuaregs speak?

Tamashek
Tamashek is the language of the Tuareg, who often call themselves the Kel Tamagheq, or Tamashek speakers. The language is also spoken in Algeria and Mali and possesses its own writing, called tifinagh, which is in widespread use. Kanuri is spoken not only in Niger…

Why do Tuareg wear blue?

Tuaregs wear dark blue clothes aim at reducing the effect of UV radiation from the Sun. Also, they always have a cloth around their mouth and nose to keep a moist flow of air as they breathe.

What makes the Tuareg unique?

Even though they have retained the language and many of the customs of their Berber ancestors, the Tuareg have developed a unique culture of their own, a genuine synthesis of many traditions, including not only Berber and Arab, but also elements from indigenous peoples who reside in the Sahel.

Is Tuareg black?

While the Tuareg are not a black African people, a group of their slaves came directly from the Sudan. They also acted as slave hunters, slave merchants, slave caravan guides and protectors of the slave trade routes.

Why did Dr Sereno need help from the Tuareg tribe?

Dr. Paul Sereno needed the help of the Taureg tribe in finding dinosaur bones on several expeditions to Niger, in northern Africa.

Is Tuaregs Arab?

The Tuaregs are Berbers who live in the central Sahara and its neighboring regions: Algeria, Libya, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso. They speak the Tuareg language (Tamachek) and use a Latin Berber alphabet called tifinagh.

Are the Tuaregs black?

Is Mali Arab?

Sure, the Maghreb states are members of the Arab League, but so is Djibouti (and the exclusion of non-Arab Israel, Iran or Turkey rarely makes people define them out of the “Middle East”). So no, Mali isn’t part of the Middle East.

What race are the Tuareg?

Berber group
The Tuareg are classified as a Berber group, and are closely related to both Northwest African Berbers and West Africans in terms of culture and race. They do not have Arabic ethnicity.