Existing Kel Ayr Groups
To the west of Aïr in the Tamesna plain:
- Kel Gharous
- Kel Tadele
- Kel Tamat (now more identified with the Kel Owey) ~4800 in 1979
- Ikazkazan (part centered near Arlit). A second branch is associated with the Kel Ulli/Kel Gres to the south, near Zinder.
To the southwest of Aïr :
- Kel Fadey (centered at Tchimoumenene; nomadize in regions around In-Gall) ~1780 in 1979.
- Igdalen (part). Igdalen sub groups form a religious class in many Tuareg confederations
- Kel Ferwan (or Kel Ferouane) To the south of Aïr, but originally migrating to Air in the 14th century CE. ~6000 in 1979.
In the colonial period the Kel Ayr led a large confederation which included most of these groups, but also held sway over the Kel Owey and Kel Tamat in the central Aïr Massif.
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