Tigre people

Tigre
ትግረ
Regions with significant populations
Eritrea	1.8 million
Sudan	c. 20,000 refugees
Languages
	Tigre
Religion
	Islam (95%); Christianity (5%)
Related ethnic groups
	Tigrinya, Tigrayans, Amhara, Gurage and other Ethio-Semitic People

The Tigre people (Tigre: ትግረ tigre and ትግሬ tigrē) are an ethnic group indigenous to Eritrea. They mainly inhabit the lowlands and northern highlands of Eritrea.

^ "Africa :: Eritrea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. 18 July 2022.
^ Skutsch, Carl (2013-11-07). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. pp. 1200–1201. ISBN 978-1-135-19388-1.
^ Yakan, Muḥammad Zuhdī (1999). Almanac of African peoples & nations. Transaction. p. 667. ISBN 978-1-56000-433-2.
^ "Eritrean Ethnic Groups". Study.com.
^ Joireman, Sandra F. (1997). Institutional Change in the Horn of Africa: The Allocation of Property Rights and Implications for Development. Universal-Publishers. p. 1. ISBN 978-1581120004.

[1] "Africa :: Eritrea — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. 18 July 2022.

[WM-2] Skutsch, Carl (2013-11-07). Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities. Routledge. pp. 1200–1201. ISBN 978-1-135-19388-1.

[3] Yakan, Muḥammad Zuhdī (1999). Almanac of African peoples & nations. Transaction. p. 667. ISBN 978-1-56000-433-2.

[4] "Eritrean Ethnic Groups". Study.com.

[Joireman-5] Joireman, Sandra F. (1997). Institutional Change in the Horn of Africa: The Allocation of Property Rights and Implications for Development. Universal-Publishers. p. 1. ISBN 978-1581120004.

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ትግረ
Regions with significant populations
Eritrea	1.8 million^[1]
Sudan	c. 20,000 refugees^[2]
Languages
Tigre
Religion
Islam (95%) Christianity (5%)^[3]^[4]
Related ethnic groups
Tigrinya, Tigrayans, Amhara, Gurage and other Ethio-Semitic People^[5]