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What do the Tuareg people live in?
The Tuareg today inhabit a vast area in the Sahara, stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.
How do Tuareg people survive in the desert?
The Tuareg have survived by adapting their needs to what little the desert can give them. Their traditional nomadic existence involves traveling by camel caravan accompanied by their livestock, and living in tents made out of camel skins or goat hair. They eat mostly meat and cheese made from camel or goat milk.
How did the Tuareg adapt to the Sahara?
What is a Tuareg cross?
Tuareg crosses also known as Niger crosses are made from Silver or silver alloy. Silver is the metal of Allah, as opposed to Gold which is considered to be a demonic metal.
What kind of houses do the Tuareg live in?
Tuareg mostly live in tents. They make these tent-like homes by setting up wooden posts and then covering the posts with cloth or fabric. And to help cool down these houses and to keep the desert sand from getting inside, they put straw mats on the inside of the cloth walls.
What do the Tuareg call themselves in Arabic?
Tuareg is an Arabic term meaning abandoned by God. They call themselves Imohag, translated as free men. No one knows the true origin of the Tuareg, where they came from or when they arrived in the Sahara.
How does the Tuareg tribe make their money?
Tuareg Tribe is one of the few matrilineal tribes around the world; this means that family lines are traced through women rather than men. One of the significant sources of income for the Tuareg is selling their art and handcrafts.
What was the traditional dance of the Tuareg?
One of the traditional dances of the nomadic Tuareg is the ‘Tam Tam’ where the men on camel circle the women while they play drums and chant. The huts of the Tuareg nomad are easily constructed, and comprised of weaved matting and tradition fabrics on a timber frame.