Zaghawa people

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The Zaghawa people are a traditionally nomadic Saharan ethnic group primarily inhabiting eastern Chad and western Sudan, known for their pastoralist lifestyle and significant role in regional politics and conflicts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Zaghawa people canonical 27
Zaghawa 13

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Saharan people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
language ⓘ
pastoralist community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Beri ⓘ
Zakhawa ⓘ
borderStraddlingGroup Chad–Sudan border ⓘ
conflictRole both rebel and government-aligned factions in regional conflicts ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Chad ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
culturalArea Sudanic belt ⓘ
environment desert ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Chad ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
historicalActivity caravan trade ⓘ
involvedIn Chadian civil conflicts ⓘ
Darfur conflict ⓘ
language Zaghawa language ⓘ
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ
Saharan languages ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Chad ⓘ
ethnic minority in Sudan ⓘ
notableFor cross-border mobility ⓘ
regional political influence ⓘ
politicalRole support base for some Chadian leaders ⓘ
primaryRegions eastern Chad ⓘ
western Sudan ⓘ
region Darfur ⓘ
linked to: Darfur region

Sahel ⓘ
Wadai ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
socialStructure clan-based ⓘ
subsistenceActivities animal husbandry ⓘ
limited agriculture ⓘ
traditionalEconomy pastoralism ⓘ
traditionalHousing tents ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle nomadic ⓘ
traditionalLivestock camels ⓘ
cattle ⓘ
goats ⓘ
sheep ⓘ
traditionalTrade trans-Saharan trade ⓘ
usesScript Arabic script ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (40)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chadians → ethnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Darfur conflict → involves → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Toubou people → relatedGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Chad–Sudan border → ethnicGroupPresent → Zaghawa people ⓘ
western Sudan → hasEthnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Tama people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Darfur region → majorEthnicGroup → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people
Kungara → neighboringLanguages → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people
Mararit people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Sungor people → relatedGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Gorane people → neighboringGroups → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Janjaweed militias → primaryVictims → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Sudan Liberation Army → ethnicBase → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Maba people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Kanembu people → relatedEthnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Eastern Chad → hasEthnicGroups → Zaghawa ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Chad
linked to: Zaghawa people
Ouaddaï Region → ethnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Wadi Fira Region → ethnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Northern Chad → hasEthnicGroup → Zaghawa ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Chad
linked to: Zaghawa people
Idriss Déby → ethnicGroup → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people
Front de Libération Nationale du Tchad → ethnicBase → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people
Chadian Civil War → involvesEthnicGroup → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people
Zaghawa language → ethnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Massalit → neighboringGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Fur Sultanate → hasEthnicGroup → Zaghawa ⓘ
subject linked to: Fur Sultanate (historical)
linked to: Zaghawa people
Amdang people → neighboringGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Fur region → inhabitedBy → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Wadai Region → ethnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Fur → hasContactWithLanguage → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people
Amdang → neighboringEthnicGroup → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people
Taman → neighboringLanguages → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people
Berti people → neighboringGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Tunjur people → neighboringGroups → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Sinyar → neighboringGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Sinyar (Sudan) → neighboringEthnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
North Darfur → hasEthnicGroup → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people
Sinyar people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Daju people → relatedEthnicGroup → Zaghawa people ⓘ
Central Darfur → hasEthnicGroup → Zaghawa ⓘ
linked to: Zaghawa people