Lamtuna
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The '''Lamtuna''' are a [[Berber people|Berber]] [[tribe]] from the region of [[Mauritania]]-[[Western Sahara]]-[[Morocco]]-[[Algeria]]. They claim descent from [[Himyar]], one of the South [[Arabia]]n eponyms.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} The [[Almoravids]], the founders of [[Marrakech]] in [[Morocco]] where they established their capital, originated from this tribe.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
== See also ==
* [[Gudula]] tribe
* [[Massufa]] tribe
* [[Sanhaja confederation]]
* [[Almoravids]]
== External links ==
* Almut Nebel et al. [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=379148 Genetic Evidence for the Expansion of Arabian Tribes into the Southern Levant and North Africa], Am J Hum Genet. 2002 June; 70(6): 1594–1596.
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[[Category:Almoravid dynasty]]
[[Category:Berber]]
[[Category:Sahrawi tribes]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Western Sahara]]
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