غمارة ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ | |
|---|---|
 Location map of the Ghomara tribes[1] | |
| Total population | |
| 12,000[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Western Rif, Morocco | |
| Languages | |
| Ghomara Berber, Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Berbers |
The Ghomara (Arabic: غمارة, Berber languages: ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ Ighmarn) are a group of tribes in northern Morocco of about 12,000 people[dubious – discuss],[citation needed] living between the rivers Oued Laou and Ouringa, east of Chefchaouen and south of Tetouan, in the Western Rif. The river Tiguisas runs through their territory.[2]
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]
- ^ A. Zouggari & J. Vignet-Zunz, "Jbala: Histoire et société", in Sciences Humaines, (1991), p.463. (ISBN 2-222-04574-6)
- ^ a b G. Camps & J. Vignet-Zunz, "Ghomâra", in Encyclopédie berbère, vol. 20, 1998