Kel Owey — The Kel Owey (var. Kel Owi, Kel Ewey form People of the Bull ) are a Tuareg clan confederation which from the 18th century until the advent of French colonial rule at the beginning of the 20th century was a dominant power in the Air region of… … Wikipedia
Aïr — Mountainous massif in northern Niger in the Agadez département. In the Hausa language, it goes by the name of Abzin. It is a Precambrian granite massif with past volcanic activity. It runs 400 kilometers from north to south and 100 to 200… … Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)
Kel Ayr — (also Kel Aïr) were a semi nomadic Tuareg tribal confederation which ruled an area centered on the Aïr Mountians in what is today Niger.Forming sometime after the 11th century CE, the Kel Ayr were one of the earlier Tuareg groups to arrive in the … Wikipedia
Agadez, Sulatanate of — The origin of the sultanate is found in the Chronicles of Agadez and the oral histories of certain Tuareg tribes: the Kel Owey, Kel Ferwan, and Itesen. The sultanate is still a living institution, a body of men and women whose functions in the … Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)
Assodé — Ancient city and former capital of Aïr. Built in A.D. 880 by the leader of the Issandalan Tuareg clan, located in the vicinity of Agadez, its ruins testify to its glorious age as a major political and economic hub in the Sahara Desert. Its… … Historical dictionary of the berbers (Imazighen)
