Azawagh Arabs

{{Short description|Nomadic Arab ethnic group in Niger, Mali, and Algeria}}

{{Infobox ethnic group|

| group = Azawagh Arabs

| native_name_lang = ar

| image = Karte_Niger_-_Nationalsprache_Tasawaq,_Tagdal.png

| population = 300,000

| popplace = * {{flag|Algeria}}: at least 250,000

• {{flag|Mali}}: at least 40,000
• {{flag|Niger}}: at least 10,000

| langs = Hassaniya Arabic

| rels = Sunni Islam

| related = Arabs (Bedouin groups)

}}

The Azawagh Arabs ({{langx|ar|عرب أزواغ}}) (also known as nomadic Moors) are nomadic ethnic Arab-ancestry tribes who are settling mainly in the area of Azawagh which is a dry basin covering what is today northwestern Niger, as well as parts of northeastern Mali and southern Algeria.Paris (1995): p. 250.

Azawagh Arabs are named after the Azawagh region of the SaharaFor an introduction to the culture of the Azawagh Arabs, see Rebecca Popenoe, Feeding Desire — Fatness, Beauty and Sexuality among a Saharan People. Routledge, London (2003) {{ISBN|0-415-28096-6}} and speak Hassaniya Arabic which is one of the regional varieties of Arabic.Popenoe (2003), p. 16-17.