The Nemencha are a large tribal confederation of

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and Arab inhabiting North Africa. They are composed of four clans, in a territory in Algeria that bears their name, the

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. The Nemencha are neighbors of the Berber tribes Fraichiches, Kasserine, and Hammema Gafsa.Revue africaine, 23e année, no 133, janvier 1879

History

According to Nemencha traditions, they are from the

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, from where they were expelled in the Middle Ages by the

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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

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. After the Nemencha were completely expelled from Cherchar they become nomadic and formed three fractions: the Oulad, the Brarcha and Alaouna.

References

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