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