Kel Ahaggar

 ( 1977 Disestablishments In Algeria ) 

Kel Ahaggar was a Tuareg people confederation inhabiting the Hoggar Mountains in Algeria. The confederation is believed to have been founded by the Tuareg Matriarchy Tin Hinan, whose monumental tomb is located at Abalessa. The official establishment is dated to around 1750. It has been largely defunct since 1977, when it was terminated by the Algeria.

The language of the confederation is Tamahaq language.

• A novel about the 1881 attempt by the French government to drive a railroad through the heart of the Sahara, including the Ahaggar region. The expedition, led by Paul Flatters, was attacked by the Tuareg people of the Kel Ahaggar.
  David W. Ball (1999). 9780553110142, Bantam Books. ISBN 9780553110142
• The 1957 film Legend of the Lost, starring John Wayne, Rossano Brazzi and Sophia Loren, has the trio on a treasure hunt in the Sahara. They come across a nomadic group which Wayne's character, Joe January, states are "Hoggars", and to be much feared.Source: the film itself, at around 48 minutes. See also:

• Rulers of Kel Ahaggar
• Tuareg people
• Kel Adagh
• Kel Ajjer
• Kel Ayr
• Kel Gres
• Iwellemmedan people: Kel Ataram (west) and Kel Dinnik (east)

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• Kel Ahaggar (in German)
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