Zenata

Zenata (Berber: Iznaten, ⵉⵣⵏⴰⵜⴻⵏ) is a Berber ethnic group inhabiting Northwest Africa.

Origin

The Zenata are descendants of older Berber groups such as Mauretanias, Numidians and Gaetulians of the eastern part of North Africa.

History

The Zenata are nomadic or sedentary and are the builders of cities. Rachid Bellil said: "The disappearance of Zenata to the eighth century, them covering a quarter of North Africa, is one of the most extraordinary facts the Maghreb has ever known. The similarity and living area brings rapid Arabization, accelerated by the desire to ennoble Zenata, published Arabs." Arab tribes of Banu Hilal and Banu Sulaym assimilated the Berbers.

See also

  • Numidia
  • Zanata Stone
  • External links

  • Rachid Bellil, Université d'Alger. "Les Zénètes du Gourara d’hier à aujourd’hui (Sahara Zenatas)". Retrieved December 9, 2012. 
  • Norman Roth. Jews, Visigoths, and Muslims in Medieval Spain: Cooperation and Conflict. Retrieved December 9, 2012. 
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