Mahas

The Mahas are a sub-group of the Nubian people located in Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan along the banks of the Nile. The Mahas have been referred to as Nubians since the creation of Lake Nasser when indigenous people of several different cultures were made to relocate. The Mahas are one of the few remaining remnants of the Qamhat Bishari tribe. Just as Ababda people are Bejan that are bilingual in Arabic and Beja,and sometimes described as Bedouins the Mahas are Bejan ethnic described as Nubian.