Ketama (Moroccan tribe)
| Ketama Ikutamen | |
|---|---|
| Senhaja de Srair tribe | |
 Ketama's location | |
| Ethnicity | Senhaja de Srair |
| Location | Ketama, Tamsaout and Abdelghaya Souahel. Al Hoceïma Province |
| Parent tribe | Kutama |
| Population | 56,879 (2014 census) |
| Language | Senhaja de Srair language, Moroccan Arabic |
| Surnames | Cannabis capital[1] |
Ketama (Senhaja De Srair: Ikutamen)[2] is a Berber tribe belonging to the Senhaja de Srair confederation, located in the central Rif Mountains of northern Morocco. Geographically and administratively, the tribe's historical territory centers in the rural communes of Ketama, Tamsaout, and Abdelghaya Souahel within the Al Hoceïma Province.[1][3]
The main concentration of Senhaja de Srair speakers is located in Abdelghaya Souahel, estimated at around 17,000, while the remainder of the tribe is noticeably Arabized.[1]
Geography and organization
Ketama is the largest tribe within the Senhaja de Srair confederation. Its territory is situated in a high-elevation mountain valley surrounded by dense cedar forests, and historically, it was considered one of the most isolated regions in northern Morocco.[4][5][6][7][8] The Ketama tribe consists of two main centers: Ikawen, which is situated in the rural commune of Abdelghaya Souahel, and Tlata Ketama, which is situated in the rural commune of Ketama.[1]
Organizationally, the Ketama tribe is structured into five tribal fractions, each comprising its own distinct villages:[9]
Amzaz
- Griha
- Tamlougit
- Ouhchiyet
- El Khoms
- Ighmad
Bni Tmim
- Iaminet
- Arguiouen
- Zaouiat Es-sunni
- Talemques
- Asmartas
- Barnas
Es-souahel
- Bni Hassan
- Tafelchout
- Iguerouan
- Bouflou
- El Azib
- Takkoucht
- Achqara
- Meziaz
- Taria
- Talghount
Tamsaout
- Tamsaout
- Marguen
- Abkayer
- Aguersif
- Azghar
- Asoual
Abdelghaya
- Ait Aaksi
- Ait Ahmed
- Makhzen
- Asammar
- Sahel
- Izdad
References
- 1 2 3 4 Gutova, Evgeniya. Senhaja Berber Varieties : phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis). Agence Bibliographique de l'Enseignement Supérieur. p. 19-20
- ↑ Mubarik Belqasem (2019). The names of Morocco’s regions, provinces, cities and government ministries in the Berber language and the Arabic language. p. 291.
- ↑ Iliass Bouhlal; Bilal Chaichai; Hamid Benssi; Abdennour Sadik; Mouhcine Batchi; Salim El Mansouri (2024). Territorial Resources in the Province of Al Hoceima Between Undervaluation and Territorial Development Issues Case: of the Commune Abdelghaya Souahel (in French). Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences.
- ↑ عماد أدرداك (2014). "قبائل "صنهاجة اسراير" بالريف: التسمية والأصول". revues.imist.ma (in Arabic). p. 15. Archived from the original on 2024-02-07.
- ↑ Mikesell, Marvin W. (1961). Northern Morocco: a Cultural Geography. University of California Press. p. 80.
- ↑ Coon, Carleton Stevens (1931). Tribes of the Rif. Kraus Reprint Company. p. 70.
- ↑ Cherniak, Laurence (1979). The great books of hashish. Internet Archive. Berkeley, Calif. : And/Or Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-915904-41-9.
- ↑ Stevens Coon Carleton. (1939). The Races Of Europe. Osmania University, Digital Library Of India. The Macmillan Company. p. 431.
- ↑ Adardak, Charif (2016). "Processus d'organisation territoriale de la Région de «Senhaja Sraîr» jusqu'à la fin du Protectorat espagnol (1956)". Revue "Tidighin" des Recherches Amazighes et Développement (in French). 0 (5): 40. ISSN 2028-9782. Archived from the original on 2023-11-12.