The Daghaghra, also spelled Deghaghra, Deghagha (in arabic : الدغاغرة) or Ould Daghri, are an Arab tribe integrated into the Ouerghemma confederation in southern Tunisia.
Origins.
The Daghaghra originate from the Ouled-Selim fraction of the Ouderna tribe, one of the major fractions of the Ouerghemma.
Although the Ouerghemma are Berbers, the Daghaghra and many related clans are Arab Bedouins, from the Banu Sulaym, who joined the tribe.
History.
Descended from the Ouled-Selim, along with the other clans that contributed to this fraction (Ouled-Debbab, Ouled-Chehida and Adjerda), they lived around the ksar of Guettoufa and had arable land, both located in the territory of the Ouled-Abd-el-Hamid, another fraction of the Ouderna. André Louis described them as lords due to their nomadic status, while sedentary people were described as serfs of the Bedouins.
As members of the Ouderna confederation, the Daghaghra and other allied tribes were described at the beginning of the 20th century as great nomadic raiders much feared by their neighbors, before being sedentarized and becoming herders and farmers described as peaceful.
Administration.
The Daghaghra were attached to the qaidate of the Ouerghemma under the French protectorate of Tunisia.
Subdivisions.
The tribe is composed of three sub-fractions scattered over several villages or camps: