Zayanes are a Berber population inhabiting the Khenifra region, located in the central Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco.
A Berber woman of the Zayane tribes, 1955
Berbers, also known as Amazighs or Imazighen, are an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa. They are primarily connected by their use of Berber languages, which are part of the Afroasiatic language
Zayanes
…Zayanes (Central Atlas Tamazight: Aẓayyi (singular), Iẓayyan (plural); Arabic: زيان, romanized: Zayān) are a Berber population inhabiting the Khenifra region, located in the central Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco. Zayanes tribes are known for their attachment to…
Hoggar painting, Tassili n'Ajjer
An Egyptian statuette representing a Libyan Libu Berber from the reign of Rameses II (19th Dynasty) in 1279–1213 BC. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
Ancient Libyan delegation at Persepolis.
Masinissa (c. 240 – c. 148), King of Numidia, Berber and Roman script