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Beidane
Bidān or Beidan, also spelled Baydan or Beydan (), is an Arabic term used in the Maghreb region of North Africa to refer to lighter-skinned or white Moors, in contrast to the term Sudani (sg.), which refers to those with a darker complexion. The Bidān inhabit most of what is now Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and, to a lesser extent, Egypt. The Bidān refers to those of Arab, Berber, or mixed Arab and Berber descent; The main language of the Bidān is Hassaniya Arabic and to a lesser extent Tamazight (Berber). Bilad Es Bidān (which literally means Land of the whites) is an endonym used within Mauritania and Western Sahara by the Bidān people to refer to themselves. The name used by outsiders to refer to the Bidān is Moors from which the country of Mauritania derives its name from the Latin designation of their inhabitants (Mauri) as the Bidan form the majority of the population. "Moor" is not the term for a specific ethnic group, but rather the term used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية), is a sovereign country in West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and the 28th-largest in the world, and 90% of its territory is situated in the Sahara. Most of its population of 4.4 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly one-third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast. The country's name derives from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania, located in North Africa within the ancient Maghreb. Berbers occupied what is now Mauritani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
