 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 709,000[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Morocco - Guelmim and Tarfaya areas Western Sahara - Saguia el-Hamra | |
| Languages | |
| Hassaniya Arabic, Shilha | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arab-Berber |
The Tekna (Arabic: تكنة) is a semi-nomadic[1] Sahrawi tribal confederation of mixed Arab[2] and Lamta Sanhaja Berber origins.[1][3][4] Its constituents today inhabit southern Morocco, northern Western Sahara and western Algeria, but traditionally with wider migration routes.
Nowadays, its population is estimated to be around 709,000.[citation needed]
- ^ a b Gaudio, Attilio (1993-01-01). Les populations du Sahara occidental: histoire, vie et culture (in French). KARTHALA Editions. p. 97. ISBN 9782865374113.
- ^ Butcher, Charity (2019-04-16). The Handbook of Cross-Border Ethnic and Religious Affinities. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-4422-5022-2.
- ^ Castellino, Joshua (2000). International Law and Self-Determination. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoof publishers. pp. 239–243. ISBN 90-411-1409-2.
- ^ Barbier, Maurice (2003-06-01). Le conflit du Sahara occidental: Réédition d'un livre paru en 1982 (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. p. 20. ISBN 9782296278776.