Beni Guil ( ar, بني غل) is an
Arab
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tribe in
Morocco
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, and are mostly nomadic
Bedouins
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. In the 10th century, after migrating from the
Arabian Peninsula, the tribe was given the right of grazing on the land of east
Morocco
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and west
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Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, the Arab
Fatimid
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caliph of North Africa.
[Beni Guil tribe of Morocco. http://tribusdumaroc.free.fr/beniguil.php. 05-07-2016]
The tribe had a population of 54,000 people in 1994, and they inhabit a vast desert territory in
eastern Morocco of 25,000 square kilometres.
They remain as Morocco's largest livestock farmers and they raise as many as 600,000 sheep, 200,000 goats, and 11,000 cattle in an average yield-year.
Beni Guil sheep
The tribe Beni Guil has given its name to a famous breed of sheep in Morocco. The Beni Guil race, called locally as "Daghma" or "Hamra" in reference to its brown color. The flocks are considered a prized possession amongst the tribe.
The Arabian tribes which settled for over 1000 years in North-Africa, have brought with them their flocks, which explains the origin of this breed.
The Beni Guil male sheep breed has a dark brown head, but the head is slightly clear in the female sheep. This coloration extends to the rear of the horns and the lower jaw. It has a white fleece and brown legs. The legs and head are free of wool. The tail is short and fine; it does not exceed the point of hock. The Beni Guil breed of sheep have such a good conformation that makes them one of the best mutton breeds in Morocco.
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Arab Maghreb
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...
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Fatimid dynasty
The Fatimid dynasty () was an Isma'ili Shi'a dynasty of Arab descent that ruled an extensive empire, the Fatimid Caliphate, between 909 and 1171 CE. Claiming descent from Fatima and Ali, they also held the Isma'ili imamate, claiming to be the r ...
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Idrisid dynasty
The Idrisid dynasty or Idrisids ( ar, الأدارسة ') were an Arab Muslim dynasty from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria. Named after the founder, Idris I, the Idrisids were an Alid an ...
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Morocco
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Other tribes
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Banu Hilal
The Banu Hilal ( ar, بنو هلال, translit=Banū Hilāl) was a confederation of Arabian tribes from the Hejaz and Najd regions of the Arabian Peninsula that emigrated to North Africa in the 11th century. Masters of the vast plateaux of t ...
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Banu Malik
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Ahl Rachida
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Beni Hassan
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Arab tribes in Morocco
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Tribes of Arabia