Ghomaras

The Ghomara (Arabic: غمارة, Berber languages: ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ Ighmarn) are a group of tribes in northern Morocco of about 12,000 people,[3] living between the rivers Oued Laou and Ouringa, east of Chefchaouen and south of Tetouan, in the Western Rif. The river Tiguisas runs through their territory.[4]

Ghomaras
غمارة
ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ
Location map of the Ghomara tribes[1]
Total population
12,000[2]
Regions with significant populations
Western Rif, Morocco
Languages
Ghomara Berber, Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
other Berbers

Originally, Ghomaras were a Berber tribal group belonging to the Masmuda confederacy. While most have shifted to speaking Arabic, a minority continue to speak the Berber Ghomara language.[4]

Tribes

The Ghomaras are traditionally divided into nine tribes:[4]

  • Ait Bouzra, partially Berber speaking tribe
  • Ait Grir
  • Ait Khaled
  • Ait Mansour, partially Berber speaking tribe
  • Ait Rezin
  • Ait Selman
  • Ait Smih
  • Ait Zejel
  • Ait Ziat

Bibliography

References
  1. A. Zouggari & J. Vignet-Zunz, "Jbala: Histoire et société", in Sciences Humaines, (1991), p.463. (ISBN 2-222-04574-6)
  2. Project, Joshua. "Berber, Ghomara in Morocco". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  3. Project, Joshua. "Berber, Ghomara in Morocco". joshuaproject.net. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  4. G. Camps & J. Vignet-Zunz, "Ghomâra", in Encyclopédie berbère, vol. 20, 1998



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