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population 75,000 - 350,000 Regions with significant populations
 Sudan 143,000[1]  Chad 86,500[2]  Libya 8,900[3] Sunni Islam
The Zaghawa (also spelled Zakhawa) are an ethnic group of
eastern Chad and western Sudan, including Darfur.  The Kanemite
royal history, the Girgam, refers to the Zaghawa people as the
Duguwa. Today, Zaghawa refer to themselves as the Beri, while
the name "Zaghawa" comes from the nearby Arab peoples and became
better known. They have their own language, which is also called
Zaghawa, and the breed of sheep that they herd is called Zaghawa
by the Arabs. They are semi-nomadic and obtain much of their
livelihood through herding cattle, camels and sheep and
harvesting wild grains. It has been estimated that there are
between 75,000 and 350,000 Zaghawa.[4]  Zaghawa in Medieval
Times[edit]  Zaghawa are first mentioned in Arabic language
texts. The Arab geographer al-Ya'qubi,