N'Kob (

Berber languages The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight,, ber, label=Tuareg Tifinagh, ⵜⵎⵣⵗⵜ, ) are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They comprise a group of closely related languages spoken by Berber commun ...

: ⵏⴽⵓⴱ,

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: نقوب, also spelled as Nkob) is a rural municipality in the Zagora province, in the

Atlas Mountains The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range. It stretches around through Moroc ...

. It is located at approximately , near the

Jbel Saghro The Jbel Saghro or Djebel Sahrho ( ber, Adrar Saɣru, ar, جبل صغرو) is a mountain range in south- east Morocco. It is located south of the High Atlas and east of the Anti-Atlas in the northwest of Africa, northeast of Taliouine and southwes ...

and 24 kilometers from Tamsahelte (). N'Kob is situated 35 kilometers west of the commune of

Tazzarine Tazzarine ( ar, تازارين, , also spelled as Tazarine) is a small city and rural commune in Zagora Province, Morocco. It is located at around in the area of the Jbel Saghro. The commune includes the small villages of Tamsahelte, Timarighin ...

and 40 kilometers from the intersection with the

Draa Valley :''Dra is also the abbreviation for the constellation Draco.'' The Draa ( ber, Asif en Dra, ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⴻⵏ ⴷⵔⴰ, ary, واد درعة, wad dərʿa; also spelled Dra or Drâa, in older sources mostly Darha or Dara) is Morocco's longest ...

(Tansikht), the most spectacular stretch of the N9. The village has 45 Kasbahs and is surrounded by two oases full of palm trees, numerous of these ancient kasbahs have now been renovated and became hotels. The most widely spoken language in this region is Shilha (

Tamazight The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight,, ber, label=Tuareg Tifinagh, ⵜⵎⵣⵗⵜ, ) are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They comprise a group of closely related languages spoken by Berber communi ...

). According to results of the 2014 general census of the population and households, the village has a population of about 7,209 people.

Economy

N'Kob's economy depends on agriculture, tourism, and trade. The local inhabitants live as self-sufficient, mainly from agriculture, including the livestock (sheep, goats). Since the 1970s, income from hiking tourism in the

region has gained little importance for the general economic situation of the place. The outdoor market ( souq) is held on Sunday in the center of the village (the market for local products such as henna and other Berber cosmetics) and pet market on Saturday. This desert-like village also has a modern gas station (Ziz Gaz Station) that one might not expect in this area.

Population

According to the latest census results, N'kob has a population of around 7,209 people in 2014 and 6,782 in 2004. The local population consists almost exclusively of Berbers from the

Aït Atta The Ait Atta (Berber language: Ayt Ɛeṭṭa, ⴰⵢⵜ ⵄⵟⵟⴰ) are a large Berbers, Berber tribal confederation of South eastern Morocco, estimated to number about 330,000 as of 1960. They are divided into "five fifths" (''khams khmas''), a ...

tribe. The languages spoken in N'kob are the regional Berber dialect ( Tashelhiyt) and also Moroccan Arabic (

Darija Maghrebi Arabic (, Western Arabic; as opposed to Eastern or Mashriqi Arabic) is a vernacular Arabic dialect continuum spoken in the Maghreb region, in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Western Sahara, and Mauritania. It includes Moroccan, Alge ...

) and French.

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is popular with young people, restaurant workers, and hotel staff.

Demographic growth

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Location

N'Kob is located at the foot of

about 140 kilometers east of

Ouarzazate Ouarzazate (; ar, ورزازات, Warzāzāt, ; ary, وارزازات, Wārzāzāt; shi, label= Berber, ⵡⴰⵔⵣⴰⵣⴰⵜ, Warzazat), nicknamed ''the door of the desert'', is a city and capital of Ouarzazate Province in the region of Dr� ...

via the N9 and 100 kilometers from the north of

Zagora, Morocco Zagora (Berber language: Tazagurt, ar, زاڭورة) is a town located in the Draa River valley in the Moroccan region of Drâa-Tafilalet. On the base of the Zagora mountain the remains of an Almoravid fortress can still be seen. The exact loc ...

via the R108 and 24 kilometers from Tamsahelte at an altitude of 1045 m above sea level. The climate is desert-like, mostly sunny and warm.

Mishap

If you have any issue contact your embassy. Traditional alcohol tests will be approved.

History

Every corner of the Ait Atta region continues to remember the Battle of Bougafer. Bougafer is named after a summit of peaks of

which raises to an altitude of 2275 meters. The

Ait Atta An ait (, like ''eight'') or eyot () is a small island. It is especially used to refer to river islands found on the River Thames and its tributaries in England. Aits are typically formed by the deposit of sediment in the water, which accumu ...

tribes marked Moroccan history since they were delivered a ruthless battle in Bougafer, equal connoisseur under the name the Battle of Saghro to the French troops allied with the forces of the Sultan during the protectorate, in 1933. They resisted for 42 days against 83,000 French soldiers supported by military aircraft. The Aitta warriors were led by Assou Oubasslam and they master their environment so much that they became almost invisible. The armies of the

French occupation French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France ...

, led by General Henri, the commander-in-chief of the French forces in Morocco, suffered heavy and humiliating losses, despite their military superiority and sophisticated weapons, but they could not withstand the courage of the Ait Atta tribes, according to David Hart in The Aït ‘Atta of Southern Morocco, “the hardest single battle which the French had ever had to fight in the course of their ‘pacification’ of Morocco”. After heavy losses on both sides, opponents agreed that the tribe could maintain its jurisdiction and not subject to the rule of

Thami El Glaoui Thami El Glaoui ( ar, التهامي الكلاوي; 1879–23 January 1956) was the Pasha of Marrakesh from 1912 to 1956. His family name was el Mezouari, from a title given an ancestor by Ismail Ibn Sharif in 1700, while El Glaoui refers to his ...

. An agreement was signed between the parties, which is in some of these clauses: *1 - Surrender to the Moroccan Makhzan. *2 - The removal of the authority of the Glaoui from the territory of Ait Atta. *3 - Keeping weapons in the hands of the inhabitants. *4 - Non-employment of the population in forced labor. *5 - Not forced inviting women to sing in official parties.

Features

Nearby villages

*1. Ait Ouallal (Ait Ouzzine) *2. Tamsahelte *3.

Climate

N'Kob 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'').

References

{{Drâa-Tafilalet, state=expanded Populated places in Zagora Province Rural communes of Drâa-Tafilalet