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Haha (tribe)

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Map representing the 12 Haha tribes and their territory.

The Haha or Iḥaḥan (in Shilha) (Arabic: حاحا, Ḥāḥā) is a Moroccan confederation of Masmouda Berber tribes in the Western High Atlas in Morocco.[1] They identify themselves as a tribal confederacy of the Chleuh people, and speak the Shilha language. Their region stretches along from the city of Essaouira south to the Souss Valley, mainly on the Atlantic coast.[1]

Tribal Composition

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The Haha are made up of the following tribes:[2]

  • Ida Ou Gourd
  • Ida Ou Issaren
  • Ida Ou Guelloul
  • Aït Amer
  • Ineknafen
  • Imgrad
  • Ida Ou Kazzou
  • Ida Ou Tghemma
  • Aït Zelten
  • Ida Ou Zemzem
  • Ida Ou Bouzia
  • Aït ʿIssi

Notable figures

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References

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  1. ^ a b Agabi, C. (2000-01-01). "Haha". Encyclopédie berbère (in French) (22): 3326–3328. doi:10.4000/encyclopedieberbere.1642. ISSN 1015-7344.
  2. ^ Aït El-Haj, M'haned (1998). "حاحا" [Ḥāḥā]. معلمة المغرب [Encyclopedia of Morocco] (in Arabic). Vol. 10. p. 3264.

See also

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