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Zenata

Zenata
Iznaten, Zenata, Zanata
Berber tribal confederation
EthnicityBerbers
LocationMaghreb
BranchesMaghrawa, Banu Ifran, Banu Wasin, Djarawa
LanguageZenati languages (Berber languages)
ReligionIslam (predominantly)

The Zenata (Berber languages: Iznaten; Arabic: زناتة, romanizedZanāta) are a group of Berber tribes, historically one of the largest Berber confederations along with the Sanhaja and Masmuda.[1][2] Their lifestyle was either nomadic[3][4] or semi-nomadic.[5]

  1. ^ Ilahiane, Hsain (2006). Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen). Scarecrow Press. pp. 91–92, 145. ISBN 9780810864900.
  2. ^ Nelson, Harold D. (1985). Morocco, a country study. Area handbook series. Washington, D.C.: The American University. p. 14.
  3. ^ Ilahiane, Hsain (2004). Ethnicities, Community Making, and Agrarian Change: The Political Ecology of a Moroccan Oasis. University Press of America. p. 44. ISBN 9780761828761.
  4. ^ Wright, John (2012). A History of Libya. Hurst. p. 48. ISBN 9781849042277.
  5. ^ Romey, Alain (1998). Perception de la limite et de la frontière au Maghreb de l'Antiquité à la contemporanéité nomade (PDF) (in French). Cahiers de la Méditerranée. pp. 29–38.

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