Beni Amer

[1] The Beni Amer occupied the region of western Algeria around Oran after a gradual migration.

[2] Beni Amer are a faction of the Zughba, one of the main branches of Banu Hilal, who originally lived in the region of Najd in the Arabian Peninsula.

[3] To persuade the Banu Hilal and Banu Sulaym to migrate to the Maghreb, the Fatimid caliph gave each tribesman a camel and money and helped them cross from the east to the west bank of the Nile river.

[5] Beni Amer was divided into four groups in 1849 during French colonization of Algeria, Gheraba, Dahra, Cheraga and Ouled Nabet.

[6][2] There tribes inhabited Oran, Tessala, Aïn Temouchent, Beni Saf, Mostaganem and Sidi Bel Abbes.

Map of areas under the control of Beni Amer in the 19th century