Igli is a small town and
rural commune in Taroudant Province of the
Souss-Massa-Drâa region of Morocco. At the time of the
2004 census, the commune had a total population of 10034 people living in 1658 households.
During the 9th-century, Igli was the capital of the
sous
The Sous region (also spelt Sus, Suss, Souss or Sousse) (, ) is a historical, cultural and geographical region of Morocco, which constitutes part of the region administration of Souss-Massa and Guelmim-Oued Noun. The region is known for the en ...
vice-royalty headed by one of
Idriss II sons, it controlled Nafis to the north and
Tamdoult in the south. The principality quickly lost control over these cities to the lords of
Aghmat
Aghmat ( Tashelhit: ''Aɣmat'', ''Āghmāt''; pronounced locally ''Ughmat, Uɣmat'') was an important commercial medieval Berber town in Morocco. It is today an archaeological site known as "Joumâa Aghmat".
The city is located approximately 30& ...
and
Sijilmasa
Sijilmasa (; also transliterated Sijilmassa, Sidjilmasa, Sidjilmassa and Sigilmassa) was a medieval Moroccan city and trade entrepôt at the northern edge of the Sahara in Morocco. The ruins of the town extend for five miles along the River Ziz ...
.
References
Populated places in Taroudannt Province
Rural communes of Souss-Massa
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