![]() Beni-Amer Boy, National Geographic, Eritrea, 1965. | |
Total population | |
---|---|
442,000[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | Unknown |
![]() | 235,389 (1993)[2] |
Languages | |
Tigre, Arabic, Beja | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Beja people |
The Beni-Amer, also known as Beni-Amir (Tigrinya: በን ዓምር, Arabic: بني عامر) (sometimes simply as Amer or Nabtab), are a population inhabiting northeast Africa.[3] They are considered by some to comprise a subgroup of the Beja people. They live in Sudan and Eritrea.[3][4] They are mostly Muslim and constitute the largest tribal confederation in Eritrea.[5]