Kel Adagh, the Glossary
The Kel Adagh (var. Kel Adrar, Kel Adghagh, less commonly Kel Ifoghas) are a Tuareg confederation of clans (or "Drum-Groups") living in the region of the Adrar des Iforas highlands in Mali.[1]
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24 relations: Aïr Mountains, Adrar des Ifoghas, Algeria, Amenukal, Ansar Dine, Gao, Hoggar Mountains, Islamism, Iwellemmedan people, Iyad Ag Ghaly, Kel Ahaggar, Kel Ajjer, Kel Ayr, Kel Gres, Kidal, Mali, National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, Niger, Tamasheq language, Tassili n'Ajjer, Timbuktu, Time (magazine), Tuareg people, 2012 Malian coup d'état.
- Tuareg confederations
Aïr Mountains
The Aïr Mountains or Aïr Massif (Tamajăq: Ayǝr; Hausa: Eastern Azbin, Western Abzin) is a triangular massif, located in northern Niger, within the Sahara. Kel Adagh and Aïr Mountains are Tuareg.
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Adrar des Ifoghas
The Adrar des Ifoghas (also Adrar des Iforas; Tamasheq: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵖⴰⵙ in Tifinagh; Adrar n Ifoghas; أدرار إيفوغاس Ifoghas' Mountains) is a massif located in the Kidal Region of Mali, reaching into Algeria. Kel Adagh and Adrar des Ifoghas are Tuareg.
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Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea.
Amenukal (Berber: ⵎⵏⴾⵍ, ⴰⵎⵏⵓⴽⴰⵍ) is a title for the highest Tuareg traditional chiefs; the paramount confederation leader. Kel Adagh and Amenukal are Tuareg.
Ansar Dine
Ansar Dine (أنصار الدين ʾAnṣār ad-Dīn, also transliterated Ançar Deen), meaning "helpers of the religion" (Islam) and also known as Ansar al-Din (abbreviated as AAD), was a Salafi jihadist group led by Iyad Ag Ghaly. Kel Adagh and Ansar Dine are Tuareg.
Gao
Gao, or Gawgaw/Kawkaw, is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region.
Hoggar Mountains
The Hoggar Mountains (جبال هقار, Berber: idurar n Ahaggar) are a highland region in the central Sahara in southern Algeria, along the Tropic of Cancer. Kel Adagh and Hoggar Mountains are Tuareg.
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Islamism
Islamism (also often called political Islam) refers to a broad set of religious and political ideological movements.
Iwellemmedan people
The Iwellemmedan (Iwəlləmədǎn), also spelled Iullemmeden, Aulliminden, Ouilliminden, Lullemmeden, and Iwellemmeden, are one of the seven major Tuareg tribal or clan confederations (called "Drum groups"). Kel Adagh and Iwellemmedan people are Tuareg confederations.
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Iyad Ag Ghaly
Iyad Ag Ghaly (إياد أغ غالي, sometimes romanised as Ag Ghali), also known as Abū al-Faḍl (أبو الفضل), is a Tuareg Islamist militant from Mali's Kidal Region.
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Kel Ahaggar
Kel Ahaggar (Berber: ⴾⵍ ⵂⴴⵔ) (trans: "People of Ahaggar") is a Tuareg confederation inhabiting the Hoggar Mountains (Ahaggar mountains) in Algeria. Kel Adagh and Kel Ahaggar are Tuareg confederations.
Kel Ajjer
Kel Ajjer (also Kel Azjar, Kel Azjer) is a Tuareg confederation inhabiting western Libya and eastern Algeria. Kel Adagh and Kel Ajjer are Tuareg confederations.
Kel Ayr
Kel Ayr (also spelled Kel Aïr) was a semi-nomadic Tuareg tribal confederation. Kel Adagh and Kel Ayr are Tuareg confederations.
Kel Gres
Kel Gres is a tribal confederation of Tuareg clans (or "Drum-groups"). Kel Adagh and Kel Gres are Tuareg confederations.
Kidal
Kidal (Tuareg Berber: ⴾⴸⵍ, KDL, Kidal) is a town and commune in the desert region of northern Mali. Kel Adagh and Kidal are Tuareg.
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa.
National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
The National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad or the Azawad National Liberation Movement (Mouvement national de libération de l'Azawad, MNLA), formerly the National Movement of Azawad (Mouvement national de l'Azawad, MNA), is a militant organization based in northern Mali.
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Niger
Niger or the Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a country in West Africa.
Tamasheq language
Tamashek or Tamasheq is a variety of Tuareg, a Berber macro-language widely spoken by nomadic tribes across North Africa in Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.
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Tassili n'Ajjer
Tassili n'Ajjer (Berber: Tassili n Ajjer, ṭāssīlī naʾjir; "Plateau of rivers") is a national park in the Sahara desert, located on a vast plateau in southeastern Algeria. Kel Adagh and Tassili n'Ajjer are Tuareg.
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Timbuktu
Timbuktu (Tombouctou; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; Tin Bukt) is an ancient city in Mali, situated north of the Niger River.
Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
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Tuareg people
The Tuareg people (also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn) are a large Berber ethnic group, traditionally nomadic pastoralists, who principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Algeria, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, as far as northern Nigeria. Kel Adagh and Tuareg people are Tuareg.
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2012 Malian coup d'état
The 2012 Malian coup d'état began on 21 March that year, when mutinying Malian soldiers, displeased with the management of the Tuareg rebellion, attacked several locations in the capital Bamako, including the presidential palace, state television, and military barracks.
See Kel Adagh and 2012 Malian coup d'état
See also
Tuareg confederations
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kel_Adagh
Also known as Kel Ifoghas.