The Massufa are a Berber tribe whom belong to the Sanhaja. The ancestor of the Massufa, Adjana, had settled near the Chelif river in the central Maghreb. The Massufa are identifiable with the Masofi (Massufa) and their territory, known as “Bilad Massufa” was located in the eastern region of Jebel Titteri during the Severan era. This important tribal confederation were ruled by the Talkata branch, that of the Zirids in the 10th century.