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- Beja, formerly known as “Pax Julia” in Roman times, hides a rich history that unfolds in plain sight as you explore its medieval castle, Gothic cathedral, and charming museums. Yet, Beja is more than just a repository of history. The city’s vibrant cultural scene comes alive in its festivals, concerts, and lively street parades.
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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]
Beja, nomadic people grouped into tribes and occupying mountain country between the Red Sea and the Nile and Atbara rivers from the latitude of Aswān southeastward to the Eritrean Plateau—that is, from southeastern Egypt through Sudan and into Eritrea.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 8, 2023 · The Beja people are a distinct social and cultural ethnic group in Sudan and Egypt that have suffered from neglect and marginalisation. They constitute the most extensive non-Arab ethnic group from the Red Sea to the Nile.
May 4, 2023 · Culture of the Beja People. The Beja people lead a pastoral lifestyle characterized by nomadism, in which families follow livestock as they graze upon available foods found naturally in...
- A majority of the Beja people identify as Muslim. However, they practice a fusion of Islam with traditional folk beliefs in spirits known as jinnis.
- The Beja people in Egypt are pastoralists who practice nomadism, in which families follow their livestock in search of suitable grazing areas. The...
- The Beja people are derived from the broader Cushitic ethnic group, which has lived in southern Egypt for around 27,000 years. The Beja ethnic grou...
Sep 20, 2012 · The name Beja is applied to a grouping of Muslim peoples speaking dialects of a Cushitic language called Beja, and living in Sudan, Eritrea and Egypt. They are traditionally pastoral people whose territory covers some 110,000 square miles in the extreme northeast of Sudan.
The Beja people are an ethnic Cushitic people inhabiting Sudan, Egypt, and Eritrea. In recent history, they have lived primarily in the Eastern Desert. They number around 1,237,000 people.
Beja of the deserts of eastern Sudan and arid mountains of the Red Sea Hills are among the country’s longest established peoples, having been resident for over 4,000 years. They number approximately 2.2 million and extend into Egypt and Eritrea.
