Lamtuna 2511579 215297787 2008-05-27T16:13:01Z 84.83.145.241 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. {{africa-ethno-group-stub}} [[Category:Almoravid dynasty]] [[Category:Berber]] [[Category:Sahrawi tribes]] [[Category:Ethnic groups in Western Sahara]] [[de:Lamtuna]] [[eo:Lamtunaoj]] [[lt:Lemtunai]] [[pl:Lamtuna]] [[ru:Лемтуны]]