Messiria Tribe
The Messiria known also under the name of Misseriya Arabs are a branch of the Baggara Arabs tribes. For detailed account about Baggara Arabs see: Baggara of Sudan: Culture and Environment. Their language is the Chadic Arabic. Numbering over one million, the Baggara are the second largest people group in Western Sudan, extending into Eastern Chad. They are primarily nomadic cattle herders and their journeys are dependent upon the seasons of the year. The use of the term Baggara carries negative connotations as slave raiders, so they prefer to be called instead Messiria.
Read more about Messiria Tribe: Geography of Messiria Country (Dar Al Messiria)
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