Lamtuna

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The Lamtuna are a Berber tribe from the region of Mauritania-Western Sahara-Morocco-Algeria. They claim descent from Himyar, one of the South Arabian eponyms.^{[citation needed]} Genetic evidence suggests that beside their Berber origins they may be partially descended from Arab conquerors^{[citation needed]}. The Almoravids, the builders of Marrakech in Morocco where they established their capital, originated from this tribe.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Gudula tribe
• Massufa tribe
• Sanhaja confederation
• Almoravids

[edit] External links

• Almut Nebel et. al. Genetic Evidence for the Expansion of Arabian Tribes into the Southern Levant and North Africa, Am J Hum Genet. 2002 June; 70(6): 1594–1596.