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Algeria: Armed Berber riders and camels in the Sahara, early 20th century

Algeria: Armed Berber riders and camels in the Sahara, early 20th century

Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. They are discontinuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa Oasis, in Egypt, and from the Mediterranean to the Niger River. Historically they spoke various Berber languages, which together form a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.