Saharans
North African natives
Saharans are people from or inhabiting the Sahara, the vast desert spanning North Africa.
The term appears in anthropological and geographical contexts: The Saharans developed sophisticated water-finding techniques.
It also forms compounds like sub-Saharan, referring to Africa south of the desert.
Saharan Berber ethnic group
- BerberNorth African ethnic group
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- FulaniWest African ethnic group
- SonghaiMedieval West African empire
nomads · tribes · clans · indigenous · ancestors · lineage · heritage · descendants
Fertile desert spot
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- TimbuktuMalian city, byword for remoteness
- SahelSemi-arid African transition zone
- caravanTraveling group with goods
sandstorms · arid · Mauritania · Mali · Niger · Chad · Algeria · Libya
Without fixed residence
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
- tradersProfessional buyers and sellers
- caravansGroups traveling together
- goatherdsTenders of caprines
artisans · silversmiths · leatherworkers · weavers · merchants · guides · wells · migration
Plant-derived blue dye
- veilFabric that obscures
- hennaPlant-derived body dye
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- musicOrganized auditory art
hospitality · storytelling · proverbs · script · jewelry · amulets · festivals · ceremonies
Tuareg
Saharan Berber ethnic group
Songhai · nomads · tribes · clans · indigenous · ancestors · lineage · heritage · descendants · kinship
oasis
Fertile desert spot
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- TimbuktuMalian city, byword for remoteness
- SahelSemi-arid African transition zone
caravan · sandstorms · arid · Mauritania · Mali · Niger · Chad · Algeria · Libya · dryland
nomadic
Without fixed residence
- pastoralismMobile livestock husbandry
- tradersProfessional buyers and sellers
- caravansGroups traveling together
goatherds · artisans · silversmiths · leatherworkers · weavers · merchants · guides · wells · migration · seasonal
indigo
Plant-derived blue dye
music · hospitality · storytelling · proverbs · script · jewelry · amulets · festivals · ceremonies · elders
SaharansAmazonians
Inhabitants of vast rainforest
Inuit · Siberians · Eskimos · Alaskans · Greenlanders
SaharansAmazonians
Inhabitants of vast rainforest
islanders · seafarers · forest dwellers · fishing communities · Pacific Islanders
- sub-Saharan AfricaContinent south of Sahara
- Sahara DesertMassive North African arid region
- sub saharan africa
- Western SaharaContested northwest African territory
- trans-Saharan tradeCommerce crossing African desert
- Saharan dustAfrican desert sediment aloft