Tuareg: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Touareg

Photos

Tuareg tribesman, Niger

Tuareg man; camel

A Tuareg man dressed in a blue robe and black turban sits against an earthen wall and wooden door at the Great Mosque of Djenne, Mali.

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Topics

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Key People

St. Charles de Foucauld

St. Charles de Foucauld

French saint