The Nemencha are a large tribal confederation[1] of
Berber and
Arab inhabiting North Africa. They are composed of four clans,[2] in a territory in Algeria that bears their name, the
Plateau Nemencha.
The Nemencha are neighbors of the Berber tribes Fraichiches, Kasserine,[3] and Hammema
Gafsa.[4][5]
History
According to Nemencha traditions, they are from the
Jebel Cherchar, from where they were expelled in the
Middle Ages by the
Beni Barbar who still occupy the Wadi Bedjer of
Zawiya to Ciar. They are as divided into four groups that speak the same dialect of
Arabic. Their main
village is
Taberdga.
After the Nemencha were completely expelled from Cherchar they become
nomadic and formed three fractions: the Oulad, the Brarcha and Alaouna.
References
^Paul Gaffarel, Algérie: histoire, conquête et colonisation..., SERRE EDITEUR, 1er janvier 2004 (
ISBN9782906431751)
^Ernest Carette, Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie. 3, Recherches sur l'origine et les migrations des principales tribus de l'Afrique septentrionale et particulièrement de l'Algérie / par E. Carette,..., Imprimerie Impériale (Paris), 1er janvier 1853
^G. Camps et A. Martel, Fraichich, Éditions Peeters, 1er février 1998 (
ISBN2-85744-994-1, lire en ligne [archive]), p. 2930-2933
^Ernest Carette, Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie. 3, Recherches sur l'origine et les migrations des principales tribus de l'Afrique septentrionale et particulièrement de l'Algérie / par E. Carette,..., Imprimerie Impériale (Paris), 1er janvier 1853