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- The Beja people are a distinct social and cultural ethnic group in Sudan and Egypt. The Beja possess a unique cultural identity and hold a significant historical presence. They constitute the most extensive non-Arab ethnic group inhabiting the regions that stretch from the Red Sea to the Nile.
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Oct 7, 2020 · The Beja people of north east Sudan and southern Egypt are living descendants of Ancient Egyptians. If you ever wondered from all the controversy what the Ancient Egyptians look like take a good look.
The Beja people (Arabic: البجا, Beja: Oobja, Tigre: በጃ) are a Cushitic ethnic group [5] native to the Eastern Desert, inhabiting a coastal area from southeastern Egypt through eastern Sudan and into northwestern Eritrea. [1]
Apr 17, 2022 · Egypt’s Beja are nomadic, independent tribes who rely on their clustered nature to survive; they make their own food, nourish their niche language, and possess an intrinsic inclination for simpler, disconnected lifestyles.
Oct 21, 2021 · Settled for millennia in a region bordering Egypt and Eritrea, between the Nile and the Red Sea, with their customs, languages and traditional daggers, the Beja tribes are a thorn in the side...
Oct 20, 2021 · The Beja make up roughly around 10 percent of Sudan's 45 million people, according to the latest official figures published in 2008.
The Beja people are nomads who have occupied their homelands across the Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt for more than 4,000 years. Some scholars believe they are related to the ancient Egyptians. In the course of their history, they accepted Islam and are 99 per cent Muslim.