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Tadla is a historical and geographical region of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
, located in the center of the country, north of the
High Atlas mountain range and west of the
Middle Atlas
The Middle Atlas (Amazigh: ⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵏⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙ, ''Atlas Anammas'', Arabic: الأطلس المتوسط, ''al-Aṭlas al-Mutawassiṭ'') is a mountain range in Morocco. It is part of the Atlas mountain range, a mountainous region ...
. It is the region of origin of the eponymous collection of tribal, semi-nomadic pastoralist population, the Tadla tribes.
Nowadays, the historical region of Tadla is mainly part of the administrative region of
Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Béni Mellal-Khénifra ( ar, بني ملال - خنيفرة, banī mallāl - ḵunayfira; ber, ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ - ⵅⵏⵉⴼⵕⴰ, ayt mllal - xnifṛa) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 28,374 km2 a ...
, except for the historical territory of the Beni Meskine tribe, which is part of the
Casablanca-Settat
Casablanca-Settat ( ar, الدار البيضاء - سطات, ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ - siṭṭāt; ber, ⴰⵏⴼⴰ - ⵙⵟⵟⴰⵜ, anfa - sṭṭat) is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 20,166 km² ...
administrative region.
Regions of Morocco
History
Geography
Demography
The population of the Tadla is traditionally divided into 9 tribes, mainly of Arab origin:
*
Aït Robʿa tribe: occupying the western part of the modern
Beni Mellal Province, formed under
Moulay Ismael
Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif ( ar, مولاي إسماعيل بن الشريف), born around 1645 in Sijilmassa and died on 22 March 1727 at Meknes, was a Sultan of Morocco from 1672–1727, as the second ruler of the Alaouite dynasty. He was the sev ...
(r. 1672–1727) by the merging of an original Tadla tribe (
Beni Mellal
Beni Mellal ( ar, بني ملال}, ber, ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ, Ayt Mellal) is a city in north-central Morocco. It is the capital of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region and has a population of 192,676 (2014 census). It sits at the foot of Jbe ...
) with three ''Guich'' tribes (
Guettaya
Guettaya is a town and rural commune in Béni Mellal Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Me ...
,
Samguet and
Beni Maʿdane)
[Peyronnet (1919), p.59]
*
Beni ʿAmir
Beni 'Amir ( ar, بني عمير) is an Arab tribe in Morocco, descended from Banu Hilal. It mainly inhabits Fquih Ben Salah and the surrounding areas in the Tadla tribal confederation. Beni 'Amir settled in Morocco in the 12th century during the ...
tribe: occupying the northern part of the modern
Fquih Ben Salah Province
*
Beni Kheirane tribe: occupying the northwestern part of the modern
Khouribga Province Khouribga (in خريبكة ) is a province of Morocco in the region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. It has a population of 499,144 people, with a majority from Arab root
The major cities and towns are# Bejaad
# Boujniba
# Boulanouare
# Hattane
# Khou ...
*
Beni Meskine
is a Japanese R&B singer, who debuted in 2004 under the Avex Trax label. In 2008, Arashiro left Avex Trax and transferred to Universal Music Japan where she started to perform as simply Beni (stylized as BENI).
She was initially best known fo ...
tribe: occupying the southern part of the modern
Settat Province
Settat is a province of Morocco in the Casablanca-Settat Region. The province had a population of 956,904 people in 2004.
The Wali (governor) of the region is Bouchaib El Moutawakkil. The major cities and towns are:
#Ben Ahmed
# El Borouj
# Guis ...
, formerly part of the Tadla confederacy, joined the
Chaouia confederacy in the 19th century
*
Beni Moussa
Beni Moussa ( ar, بني موسى) is a Moroccan tribe of Banu Hilal, Hilali-Arabs, Arab descent. It is part of the Tadla confederacy.
See also
*Morocco
*Tadla
*Beni Hassan
*Maqil
*Beni Ahsen
Arab tribes in Morocco
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tribe: occupying the southern part of the modern
Fquih Ben Salah Province
*
Beni Zemmour Beni Zemmour is a Arab tribe descendant of Banu Hilal It is part of the Tadla confederacy."Bulletin". ''Société de géographie d'Alger et de l'Afrique du Nord'', Vol. 24, 1923, p. 191.
See also
*Tadla
*Beni Hassan
* Beni Ahsen
* Rahamna
*Maqil ...
tribe: occupying the eastern part of the modern
Khouribga Province Khouribga (in خريبكة ) is a province of Morocco in the region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. It has a population of 499,144 people, with a majority from Arab root
The major cities and towns are# Bejaad
# Boujniba
# Boulanouare
# Hattane
# Khou ...
*
Ouardigha tribal confederacy: occupying the central and the western parts of the modern
Khouribga Province Khouribga (in خريبكة ) is a province of Morocco in the region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. It has a population of 499,144 people, with a majority from Arab root
The major cities and towns are# Bejaad
# Boujniba
# Boulanouare
# Hattane
# Khou ...
; confederacy formed by 3 tribes :
Oulad Bahr Kbar Oulad may refer to:
People
*Chahid Oulad El Hadj (born 1988), a professional Moroccan-Dutch Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and martial artist
Places
*Dar Oulad Zidouh, a town in Béni-Mellal Province, Tadla-Azilal, Morocco
*Oulad Abbou, a town i ...
,
Oulad Bahr Sghar Oulad may refer to:
People
*Chahid Oulad El Hadj (born 1988), a professional Moroccan-Dutch Welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and martial artist
Places
*Dar Oulad Zidouh, a town in Béni-Mellal Province, Tadla-Azilal, Morocco
*Oulad Abbou, a town i ...
and
Smaʿla
References
Bibliography
* Cpt. R. Peyronnet, "History of the Tadla from the origins to 1910" (french: Histoire du Tadla des origines à 1910), in: Bulletin de la Société de Géographie d'Alger et de l'Afrique du Nord, 24th y. (1919), pp. 49–62
*{{in lang, ar A. M. Qasimi
"History of the Bani ʿAmir tribe and the neighbouring Tadla, 1188-1956"( ar, تارخ قبيلة بني عمير والمحيط التادلي، 1188م - 1956م), D.N. (2005)
Geography of Morocco