Afro-Moors
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Numbering over 2 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| |
| Languages | |
| Hassaniya Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Arabs (Bedouin groups), Arab-Berber, Black, Moors, Haratins |
The Afro-Moors are an ethnic group of Arab-African ancestry who are settled mainly in the area of Greater Mauritania, which covers what is today northwestern Niger, as well as most of Mali, and Northern Senegal. Afro-Moors speak Hassaniya Arabic, which is one of the regional varieties of Arabic. They are mainly found in Mauritania, making up 40% of the population, but smaller populations are found in Northwest Mali, Northern Senegal, the Gambia, and parts of Northwest Niger, and to some lesser extent Western Sahara. Arab-Berber tribes inhabiting the Maghreb eventually mixed with Black Sub-Saharan African tribes migrating to or being traded (Arab Slave Trade) within the areas of Greater Mauritania and the Maghreb, creating present-day Afro-Moors who are of Arab-Berber and Black ethnicity.
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