Present-day country
Algeria
4 nations list Algeria among their present-day countries.
Present-day countries are listed by ISO 3166 names. Many nations live across more than one.
4 nations
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Imazighen
Also known as Amazigh (singular)
Lands North Africa (Tamazgha): Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt's Siwa oasis, with communities across the Sahel and in the diaspora
After decades of campaigning, Tamazight was recognized as a national and official language in Algeria's Constitution in 2016.
Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs) (opens in a new tab) Checked
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Kabyles
Also known as Iqbayliyen
Lands Kabylia in north-eastern Algeria, with a large community in France
Kabyles make up around half of Algeria's Amazigh population, centred on Kabylia in the north-east.
Source: IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs) (opens in a new tab) Checked
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Kel Tamasheq
Also known as Tuareg (exonym)
Lands the Sahara and Sahel: northern Mali and Niger, southern Algeria and Libya, and northern Burkina Faso
Imzad music, played by Kel Tamasheq (Tuareg) women on a one-string bowed instrument they craft from a gourd, has been on UNESCO's heritage list since 2013.
Source: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (opens in a new tab) Checked
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Mozabite
Also known as At Mzab
Lands the M'Zab valley around Ghardaïa in the Algerian Sahara
The M'Zab valley habitat, built in the tenth century by the Ibadites around five ksour (fortified towns), survives intact and is UNESCO World Heritage.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (opens in a new tab) Checked