Carte de la Tadla historique et de ses tribus

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 {{Africa-ethno-group- ...

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

* Ouardigha tribal confederacy: occupying the central and the western parts of the modern

; 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