Daïa

Daïa (fl. 11th century) is an Algerian Berber saint. She is venerated by the Mozabites of the M'zab region of northern-central Algeria. She is reputed to have lived in a cave (ghār) near Wadi Mzab in the M'zab valley. Kharijite Muslims later flocked to the valley and built the town of Ghardaïa to escape persecution from Orthodox Muslims in the north.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ "Ghardaia". Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/232469/Ghardaia. Retrieved November 11, 2010. 
2. ^ Harris, Nathanuel (2003). Atlas of the world's deserts. Taylor & Francis. p. 33. ISBN 1579583105. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XFp0mcwO_9YC&pg=PA33&dq=Gharda%C3%AFa&hl=en&ei=-wvcTJGcIsq2hQfrjrnPAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDAQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=Gharda%C3%AFa&f=false. 

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