The energized Kabylie
Hey travelers, non travelers and travelers without moving! The Lazy Nomad here! Hope you’re all doing great. Once again, a lot of time without posting! But I believe that the story I’m about to tell, might make you forgive me...
Some years ago I spent a couple of months in Algeria... Everything started with an enormous desire of resting from the mighty desert were I lived several months before... But the adventure in the desert with the Tuareg I will leave for later, today let’s talk about Kabylie!
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Before talking about the actual adventure, I would like to do an introduction about this region and ethnicity.
The Kabyle, are an ethnic group of Berber, mainly located in North Africa’s mountains, once historically it served as a refuge and a resistance base against the Romans, Vandals, Byzantine, and Arabs. When the Arabs arrived in the area after the coming of Islam, they found it impossible to penetrate the eastern mountains. The people they encountered came to be known as Kabyle, derived from the Arabic term for "tribe".
They constitute 10 percent of Algeria's population. They are mainly Muslims with a few Christians and their language is Kabyle (also called Zouaouah, or Zwāwah).
In general, the Kabyle are sturdy, independent, and hospitable. Shaped and claimed for centuries through a language, a common history, a culture and a civilisation rooted in the large Amazigh family, giving them a collective consciousness, a unique socio-political organisation and an age-old and strong attachment to the values of democracy, freedom, secularism, solidarity and respect for others..
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The story that I’m about to tell you, occurs between Tizi-Wezzu and Bgayet (both Bold in the map above) and it´s a delicious spicy soup, having kidnapping, shisha and wedding as ingredients!
Stay toned, to dive more into the Kabyle energized culture!
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