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Tarif al-Matghari

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Tarif al-Matghari (Berber languages: Tarif Ametɣar, Arabic: طريف المطغري) (b. ? -744) was the founder of the Berber Barghawata dynasty in the Tamesna region in Morocco. He was the father of the self-proclaimed prophet and king Salih ibn Tarif. It is believed that he was born in the area of Barbate, near Cádiz in Spain.

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  1. Tarif, el conquistador de Tarifa by Enrique Gozalbes Cravioto - (in Spanish)


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