Place:Tamasna

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Tamasna

تامسنا
ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵏⴰ
Historical region
Barghwata people (blue).
Barghwata people (blue).
CountryMorocco

Tamasna (Berber: Tamesna, ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵏⴰ, Arabic: تامسنا) is a historical region between Bou Regreg and Tensift in Morocco. It includes the modern regions of Chaouia, Doukkala, Abda, Rhamna, Sraghna and Chiadma. The indigenous population is that of Barghwata who were driven by the Almohads who installed the Bedouin Arabs.[1][2]

Tribal composition

  • Chaouia
  • Doukkala
  • Abda
  • Rahamna
  • Sraghna
  • Chiadma

References

  1. S. Lévy, Pour une histoire linguistique du Maroc, dans Peuplement et arabisation au Maghreb occidental: dialectologie et histoire, 1998, pp.11-26 (ISBN:84-86839-85-8)
  2. cf. Marçais, Les Arabes en Berbérie, p. 523 sq. et 532 sq.