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The Sloughi is an ancient breed, treasured in North Africa for its natural prey drive, coursing skills, speed, agility, and endurance over long distances. It is a robust, yet elegant and racy, sighthound with evenly proportioned limbs, back and tail.
The Azawakh is a breed of dog from West Africa.With ancient origins, it is raised throughout the Sahelian zone of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.This region includes the Azawagh Valley for which the breed is named.
A related standardised breed is the north African Sloughi. The saluki is known as one possible explanation for the mythical Set animal. Saluki Dog. Name
These dogs were of the Saluki/Sloughi type. [12] The Pharaoh Hound of Malta and the Cirneco dell'Etna of Sicily were both popularly and controversially thought to be possible descendants of the Tesem. [13] [14] The Basenji from Central Africa still shows certain similarities with the Tesem, for example the characteristic curly tail.
[note 1] It is believed the descendants of these dogs spread throughout Africa with tribal movements, first throughout the Sahara and finally reaching southern Africa around the 6th century AD. [note 2] [2] [3] The Africanis has always been attached to human settlements in southern Africa. The dogs have been used to help herd sheep, goats and ...
Tuareg Shield, an area lying between the West African craton and the Saharan Metacraton in West Africa; Tuareg Sloughi, an African dog breed; Touareg tea, a kind of flavoured tea prepared in northern Africa and in Arabian countries; Tuareg – The Desert Warrior, a 1984 adventure film starring Mark Harmon
It also covers spirits as well as deities found within the African religions—which is mostly derived from traditional African religions. Additionally, prominent mythic figures including heroes and legendary creatures may also be included in this list.
After it was established in Spain, it is thought to have been cross-bred centuries later with the Sloughi brought from North Africa by the Moors. Some writers suggest that this breed may be ancestral to the English Greyhound. [5] The Galgo name is probably derived from the Latin Canis Gallicus or 'Dog from Gaul'.