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Tigre people

Tigre
ትግረ
Regions with significant populations
 Eritrea1.8 million[1]
 Sudanc. 20,000 refugees[2]
Languages
Tigre
Religion
Islam (95%)
Christianity (5%)[3]
Related ethnic groups
Tigrinya, Tigrayans, Amhara, Gurage and other Ethio-Semitic People[4]

The Tigre people (Tigre: ትግረ tigre and ትግሬ tigrē) are an ethnic group indigenous to Eritrea. They mainly inhabit the lowlands and northern highlands of Eritrea, with a small population in Sudan.

  1. ^ "Africa :: Eritrea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. 18 July 2022.
  2. ^ Skutsch, Carl (2013-11-07). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. pp. 1200–1201. ISBN 978-1-135-19388-1.
  3. ^ Yakan, Muḥammad Zuhdī (1999). Almanac of African peoples & nations. Transaction. p. 667. ISBN 978-1-56000-433-2.
  4. ^ Joireman, Sandra F. (1997). Institutional Change in the Horn of Africa: The Allocation of Property Rights and Implications for Development. Universal-Publishers. p. 1. ISBN 978-1581120004.

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شعب التيجر Arabic شعب التيجر ARZ Tigre (Volk) German Tigreoj EO Tigret Finnish Tigrés French Pobo tigré GL תגרה HE तिग्रे लोग HI Tigrejci Croatian

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