Errachidia ( ar, الرشيدية,

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: ⵉⵎⴻⵜⵖⴰⵔⵏ Imetɣaren) is a city in Morocco, located in the

Errachidia Province Errachidia (Berber language: Imetɣaren) is a province located in eastern central Morocco in the region of Dra-Tafilalt. Errachidia is bordered by Algeria to the southeast and by the Moroccan provinces of Figig to the northeast, Midelt to the no ...

, and is the capital of the

Drâa-Tafilalet Drâa-Tafilalet ( ar, درعة - تافيلالت, darʿa - tāfīlālt; ber, ⴷⵔⴰ ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ, drɛa tafilalt) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 88,836 km2 and had a population of 1,635,008 as ...

region. The city's residents speak

and

Moroccan Arabic Moroccan Arabic ( ar, العربية المغربية الدارجة, translit=al-ʻArabīya al-Maghribīya ad-Dārija ), also known as Darija (), is the dialectal, vernacular form or forms of Arabic spoken in Morocco. It is part of the Maghrebi ...

Toponymy

Formerly known as "Ksar Es Souk" (), the city was renamed Errachidia around 1975 in honor of the second son of Hassan II, Moulay Rachid.

Culture

The city was part of the route of the

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and

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Climate

Errachidia has a

hot desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

''BWh''). The highest temperature ever registered in Errachidia was , on July 17, 2021.

Notable people

Abdalaati Iguider Reda Abdalaati Iguider ( ar, عبد العاطي إيكدير; born 25 March 1987) is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Over 1500 metres, he is the bronze medalist from the London Olympic Games and the 2012 World Indoor Champi ...

- 1500m runner *

Rachid Neqrouz Rachid Neqrouz ( ar, راشد نقروز) (born 10 April 1972) is a former Moroccan former football defender, who played for Young Boys Bern in Switzerland and A.S. Bari in Italy. He retired in 2003, after being released for free by Bari. ...

- Former footballer *

Mohamed Ounajem Mohamed Ounajem ( ar, محمد أوناجم; born 4 January 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Zamalek SC. He is considered one of the best Moroccan players the past 7 years after winning Champions League in 2 ...

- professional footballer

References

External links

* * Ksars Populated places in Errachidia Province

Errachidia Errachidia ( ar, الرشيدية, Berber: ⵉⵎⴻⵜⵖⴰⵔⵏ Imetɣaren) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region. The city's residents speak Berber and Moroccan Arabic. ...

Regional capitals in Morocco {{DrâaTafilalet-geo-stub