A focused population profile of Saharawi, with modern genetic matches, ancestry modeling, and a World Genetics G25 heatmap.
Saharawi is included in the World Genetics modern G25 database as a reference population. This page uses that reference average to compare Saharawi with other modern populations in the database.
The label should be read as a population reference name rather than a complete description of every individual, family, language, region, or community history connected with Saharawi.
In the World Genetics modern G25 comparison, the closest non-self match for Saharawi is Berber Morocco Shilha Ouarzazate. Other nearby references include Berber Morocco Central Atlas Tamazight Errachidia, Berber Morocco Shilha Tiznit, Berber Morocco Shilha, and Mauritanian Arab Beidan. This gives the Saharawi profile its nearest modern genetic context inside the current reference database.
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The ancestral breakdown below loads the best-fitting World Genetics calculator for the Saharawi average. It should be read as a model of deep ancestry components, while the closest-match table is the better guide to which modern populations are most similar in G25 space.
The heatmap gives the Saharawi profile a geographic shape. Warmer areas mark regions where available modern reference populations sit closer to the Saharawi average, while cooler areas represent more distant matches.
The closest non-self match in this World Genetics comparison is Berber Morocco Shilha Ouarzazate. Other nearby references include Berber Morocco Central Atlas Tamazight Errachidia, Berber Morocco Shilha Tiznit, Berber Morocco Shilha, and Mauritanian Arab Beidan.
In the current modern G25 reference set, Berber Morocco Shilha Ouarzazate is the closest listed match to the Saharawi average after removing Saharawi itself from the table.
The heatmap shows where modern reference populations are closer or farther from the Saharawi G25 average, giving the closest-match results a geographic view.
