Shilha people
ⵉⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵏ الشلوح | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Atlas Mountains, Sous Valley, Morocco | |
| Morocco | 2,000,000–3,500,000 |
| France | 500,000 |
| Languages | |
| Shilha | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Berbers | |
The Shilha people (Berber languages: ⵉⵛⵍⵃⵉⵢⵏ, romanized: išelḥiyen, Arabic: الشلوح, romanized: aš-Chlūḥ), or Chleuh or Ichelhiyen, are a Berber ethnic group that inhabit and are indigenous to the Anti-Atlas, High Atlas and the Sous valley. The Shilha people are a part of Morocco's Berber-speaking community, and the southernmost residing Berber population.