Ghomaras

The Ghomara (غمارة, ⵉⵖⵎⴰⵔⵏ Ighmarn) are a group of tribes in northern Morocco of about 12,000 people, living between the rivers Oued Laou and Ouringa, east of Chefchaouen and south of Tetouan, in the Western Rif. The river Tiguisas runs through their territory.

Originally, Ghomaras were a Berber tribal group belonging to the Masmuda confederacy. While most have shifted to speaking Arabic, a minority continue to speak the Berber Ghomara language.

Tribes
The Ghomaras are traditionally divided into nine tribes:


 * Beni Bouzra
 * Beni Grir
 * Beni Khaled
 * Beni Mansour
 * Beni Rezin
 * Beni Selman
 * Beni Smih
 * Beni Zejel
 * Beni Ziat