Iraqw (African people)

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Name (Hebrew)
איראקוו (עם אפריקני)
Name (Latin)
Iraqw (African people)
Other forms of name
Erokh (African people)
Irakov (African people)
Mbulu (African people)
nne Wambulu (African tribe)
See Also From tracing topical name
Ethnology Tanzania
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1554146
Library of congress: sh 85145061
Sources of Information
  • Voegelin lang.:p. 121 (Iraqw, (Wa-) Mbulu)
  • Britannica 14 index.
  • LC data base, 2/13/87(Iraqw)
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Wikipedia description:

The Iraqw people () are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the northern Tanzanian regions. They dwell in southwestern Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania, near the Rift Valley. The Iraqw people then settled in the southeast of Ngorongoro Crater in northern Karatu District, Arusha Region, where the majority of them still reside. In the Manyara region, the Iraqw are a major ethnic group, specifically in Mbulu District, Babati District and Hanang District.

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