Errachidia (
Berber language: Imetɣaren) is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
located in eastern central Morocco in the region of
Dra-Tafilalt.
Errachidia is bordered by
Algeria
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to the southeast and by the Moroccan provinces of
Figig to the northeast,
Midelt
Midelt (Berber language: ⵎⵉⴷⴻⵍⵜ, Arabic: ميدلت) is a town in Morocco, in the high plains between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas mountain ranges. With a population of 55,304 recorded in the 2014 Moroccan census, Midelt serves as t ...
to the north,
Tinghir to the west, and
Zagura to the southwest. It is considered to be one of the most historically important regions of Morocco.
Errachidia, whose former name is Ksar Souk and Imetɣaren in the Berber language, was named ''Rachid'', in tribute to one of the main founders of the
Alaouite dynasty
The Alawi dynasty ( ar, سلالة العلويين الفيلاليين, translit=sulālat al-ʿalawiyyīn al-fīlāliyyīn) – also rendered in English as Alaouite, Alawid, or Alawite – is the current Morocco, Moroccan royal family and re ...
, the current Moroccan royal family.
Cities
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Aoufous
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Boudnib
Boudenib (Berber:ⴱⵓⴷⵏⵉⴱ) ( ar, بوذنيب) is a small Berber town in eastern Morocco, close to the border with Algeria, in the Atlas Mountains. According to the 2004 census it had a population of 9,867.
Kef Aziza
Kef may refer to: ...
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Erfoud
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Errachidia
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Goulmima
Goulmima () is a town in Morocco situated in the province of Errachidia, in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet. An agricultural oasis, it is fed by the Wadi Gheris from the central High Atlas mountains. Like other settlements in Tafilalet, it was bu ...
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Jorf
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Moulay Ali Cherif
Abul Amlak Moulay Sharif ibn 'Ali ( ar, مولايَ الشَّرِيف بْن عَلِيّ بْن مُحَمَّد بْن عَلِيّ بْن يوسف بْن عَلِيّ) – also known as Moulay Ali al-Sharif or Moulay Mohammed Cherif, Moulay ...
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Rich
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Rissani
Rissani is a town in Errachidia Province in eastern Morocco, located near Erfoud. It is the closest town of significant size to the Erg Chebbi, the largest sand desert in Morocco. Its population in 2004 was 20,469.
The mausoleum of Moulay Ali ...
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Tinejdad
Tinejdad ( ar, تنجداد; ber, ⵜⵉⵏⵊⴷⴰⴷ) is a city in Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It o ...
Subdivisions
The province is divided administratively into the following:
References
External links
Site of the region Errachidia-Tafilalet
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 ...
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