Editorial Editorial Creative (RM) Creative (RF) NFL Content NFL AP Content Advanced search Advanced Search X Advanced Search Mideast Morocco Atlas Berbers Photo Essay Overview Get price In this Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 photo, Amazigh boys play football underneath the High Atlas mountains, near Ouarzazate, central Morocco. Across North Africa, the Berbers number about 50 million. At least 15 million Moroccans are Amazigh, divided into different groups according to their dialects. While they speak the native Amazigh language of Tamazight, which has a large number of dialects and recently gained recognition as an official language in Morocco, many have adopted Arabic as part of a long process of Arabization and Islamization. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Use Information This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. ID: 272259793687 Creation Date: February 01, 2016 03:08:12 PM Submission Date: March 03, 2016 07:30:55 AM Photographer: Mosa'ab Elshamy Source: AP Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS Special Instructions: 11 OF A 22-PICTURE PHOTO ESSAY A MONDAY, FEB. 1, 2016 PHOTO Resolution: 5760 x 3840 1.47 MB Location: Ourazazate, Morocco Transmission Reference: XMS311 Byline Title: STF Caption Writer: NM**CAI** Usage Notes: This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. X Message Box Cancel Ok No Yes