The Mauritanian Coast and Basin The Beydani Tribes in — 2 — TAWADJI EN-NEAMA — 3 — DISTRIBUTION The Tawadji of the circle of En-Neama - Oualata are divided into four sub-fakhds comprising a total of 416 tents. They have no overall chief and are: (a) Ahl Ali ben El-Ban (b) Ahl Sidi ben Cheikh (c) Ahl Ibrahim ben Cheikh (d) Ahl Habib (a) Ahl Ali ben El-Ban are from the Ahl Jed ben Cheikh. Despite their small numbers, they are strangely scattered. The majority travel with the [Oulad] Allouch caravan, moving between Dandara and Ya Skenou. However, we also find their tents throughout the circle of En-Neama, even in Balla, and also in Aniorou. Captain Carbo observed in 1917 herds belonging to Ahl Ali ben El-Ban drinking at Afakiyyin. At the same time, in the lower Senegal valley, in the town of Djouriel, and on the outskirts of Amd Baha, individuals from the same sub-fakhd were found. The chief of this sub-fakhd is Mohamed Es-Seghir ben Ahmed ben Ali ben El-Ban. He succeeded his brother Mohamed El-Amine in 1916, who became entangled in dealings with the Oulad Bel Sebaa. Mohamed Es-Seghir displayed very appropriate conduct during various disciplinary campaigns, particularly in November and December 1913. (b) Ahl Sidi ben Cheikh are a cattle-herding fakhd, and they also own camels. They travel around En-Neama during the dry season and move towards Anoul and El-Abessar during the rainy season. Their chief, Sidi Mohamed ben Ibrahim, was replaced on January 17, 1917, after the group's election in Lembedra, by his uncle Ahmed Jed ben Cheikh. The fakhd comprises nine camps: Ahl Taleb Omar, Ahl Omar ben Cheikh, Ahl Omar ben En-Nasri, Ahl El-Gouh, Ahl Abd El-Ouahad, Ahl Abdi ben Ahmed, Ahl Abdallah, Ahl Mohamed Moubarak, and Ahl Ibrahim ben Omar. Ahl Sidi ben Cheikh did not behave properly in 1916; a few men from their group joined the groups of Ahl Abdouka in Derdem against the French. (c) Ahl Ibrahim ben Cheikh are a cattle-herding fakhd. They travel in the autumn to El-Biir and Mbarka, and during the dry season to Aouinet Edh-Dhel and Dhiba. Their chief is Biayana ben Mohamed Cheikh ben Mohamed Es-Seghir ben Ibrahim. The fakhd comprises eight camps: Ahl Taleb Ez-Zein and Ahl Ibrahim ben Sidi Ali.