Beni Ouragh (Aït Ouragh (in Arabic : èÃÂàÃÂñçù, in Tamaziãt : ⴰⵢⵠâµÂâµÂâ´°âµÂ, Ayt Uragh) is a Zenata Berber tribe of Ouarsenis in Algeria, located in the region of Ammi Moussa, once called Khamis. The tribe consists of 23 âarch.
The Beni-Ouragh tribe is located to the east and south of Ammi Moussa. According to Ibn Khaldun, the tribe comes from the first ancient Berber ramifications, cousin of the Tuaregs, whose real name is Houara, eponymous ancestor of the latter and probably brother of Ouraghe "Yellow man". At the beginning of French colonization, the 23 âarch of the Beni-Ouragh resisted the French armies and took an active part in the revolt of 1864, which was put down by General ÃÂmile Mellinet.
Ernest Carette, engineer battalion commander, estimated their number in 1842 at 19,200 individuals. They are distributed in the daira of Ammi Moussa. Other fractions continue in municipalities of the wilayas of Relizane, Tissemsilt, and Tiaret.