{"id":416,"date":"2021-12-24T15:32:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T15:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/?p=416"},"modified":"2022-02-16T09:52:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T09:52:56","slug":"the-blue-men-of-sahara-desert-all-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/the-blue-men-of-sahara-desert-all-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blue Men of Sahara desert, all you need to know ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Blue <strong>Men of Sahara Desert<\/strong> are berber nomadic <strong>ethnic groups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>They are also <strong>indigineous to Morocco<\/strong> and other ireas in North africa (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\">Algeria\u00a0<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritania\">Mauritania<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Libya\">libya<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Niger\">Niger<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mali\">Mali<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Another name for the blue men\u00a0 of sahara desert is The Tuaregs.<\/p>\n<p>The Tuaregs origins\u00a0 are still uncertain .<\/p>\n<p>However , historians describe them as pastoralist berbers .<\/p>\n<p>For centuries , they have lived in the harshest conditions on the planet .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sahara Desert<\/strong> is big and immense but the tuaregs are experts at finding their way through it .<\/p>\n<p>In other words , the Blue men use the stars to know how to <strong>navigate<\/strong> the dunes ,easily.<\/p>\n<p>Their music and peotery have gone beyond the world .<\/p>\n<p>They also played a very important role to spread <strong>islam<\/strong> ,partially .<\/p>\n<p>for more information of the blue men of sahara desert, consult our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/marrakech-private-tours.php\">Private Tour .<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/algeria-gf8a31bc91_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/algeria-gf8a31bc91_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/algeria-gf8a31bc91_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/algeria-gf8a31bc91_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/algeria-gf8a31bc91_1280-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/algeria-gf8a31bc91_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #a5c422;\"><span style=\"color: #a5c422;\">Some Interesting information\u00a0to know about the Blue Men<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Blue Men of sahara desert take it as a tradition to wear <strong>blue veils<\/strong> around their faces .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a matter of fact , they hide their whole face except the eyes and the upper part of the nose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuareg women<\/strong> have more freedom , power and supremacy over their husbands\u00a0 and they show their faces , though.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0 . The Tuareg are<strong> berbers <\/strong>\u00a0who have a\u00a0<strong> nomadic life style<\/strong> and every day is a moving day .<\/h3>\n<p>in otherwords , they move from one place to another , looking for grass and water .Therefore , everything is portable on camels .<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0 . The Tuareg colour is blue and has so many symbols :<\/h3>\n<p>It represents the sky\u00a0 and symbolizes divinity in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quran\">quran<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>The Tuaregs usually smear the<strong> Indigo Colour<\/strong>\u00a0on their skin to protect themseves from the hot\u00a0 sun.<\/p>\n<p>The indigo colour\u00a0 is also an\u00a0 insect repellant .<\/p>\n<p>It is also a man s world (describes\u00a0 the men s idendity ) and it protects the Tuareg s from <strong>evil spirits<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<h3>. The Tuaregs converted into <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islam\">islam<\/a> but they kept their traditions and customs\u00a0 alife .<\/h3>\n<p>An example is <strong>:Tuareg women<\/strong> are free to have many lovers before<strong> Marriage<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, after the marriage , Tuareg women maintains power in their household.<\/p>\n<p>Women also owns the house , animals after divorce .<\/p>\n<h3>.The Tuaregs can not do without\u00a0 <strong>mint tea<\/strong> has with\u00a0 many healthy herbs .<\/h3>\n<p>Drinking <strong>the Sahrawi tea<\/strong>\u00a0helps the digestive system and its aroma releives symptoms of headackes and cold .<\/p>\n<h3>. The Tuaregs speak the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berber_languages\">berber language<\/a>\u00a0.<\/h3>\n<h3>. The Tuaregs are traders , farmers , worriors ,silver jewelery makers and their lives revolves around camels .<\/h3>\n<p>The woven hair\u00a0 is very useful for making tents and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/shoppingtour-morrocancarpets\/\"> rugs<\/a>\u00a0that can be easily loaded on camels.<\/p>\n<p>By the way , the best camels are distinguished by their humps.<\/p>\n<h3>. The traditon has it that\u00a0 the bue men of sahara desert take care of the livestock while women cook for the family .<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Tuaregs Rugs<\/h3>\n<p>During the 14 th century ,<strong>the Blue Men of<\/strong> <strong>Sahara Desert<\/strong> were masters\u00a0 because of their knowlege about the whole place .<\/p>\n<p>they trade in ivory, salt , gold and make beautiful <strong>Mats<\/strong> that they use on daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Men Mats are handmade and handwoven with leather , palm date leaves and Camel hair .<\/p>\n<p>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/shoppingtour-morrocancarpets\/\"><strong>rugs<\/strong><\/a> are durable to stand the harsh life of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marrakechtourguide.com\/blog\/why-you-should-go-to-merzouga\/\">Moroccan sahara<\/a> and they are decorated with intricate <strong>leather<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p>Mats can cover the floor ,resist the high temperature and easy to roll\u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p>Today, in <strong>Interior Design<\/strong> , so many people use articles to <strong>decorate<\/strong> their houses and the Tuaregs Mats are part of the package .<\/p>\n<p>The mats are earthy , longlasting and they have reed ( strong natural\u00a0 material ) that mke them very unique peices of art .<\/p>\n<p>additionally , they are ideal for<strong>\u00a0High-end Homes<\/strong> with children and <strong>pets<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The Blue Men of Sahara Desert and Camels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Camels are very important in the life of the Blue Men of Sahara Desert.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue men\u00a0 of Sahara have 50 names of The camels in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tamasheq_language\">Tamasheq Language<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The ship of\u00a0 the blue Men of Sahara : Camels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Camels can stand the heat and the draught for a long time .<\/p>\n<p>With a little food and water , they survive the immense<strong> hot desert<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<p>The blue Men of Sahara Desert rely heavily on camels and they use them to carry goods .<\/p>\n<p>In addition to that , the camel s dung is very\u00a0 useful for building fire in sahara .<\/p>\n<p>Camels can\u00a0 also provide the Tuaregs with milk , meat , hair , leather .<\/p>\n<p>Selling camel leather is a source of income for so many people in Sahara now .<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blue Men of Sahara Desert are berber nomadic ethnic groups. 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