Zaouiat Ahansal is a small town and rural commune in Azilal Province of the

Tadla-Azilal Tadla-Azilal ( Berber: ''Tadla-Aẓilal'', ) was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in central Morocco. It covered an area of 17,125 km2 and had a population of 1,607,509 (2014 census). The cap ...

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 ...

. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 10435 people living in 1554 households.

History

The town was founded in the 13th century by an Islamic traveller and scholar named Sidi Said Ahansal, whose legend was claimed that his mentor told him to establish a religious school. Today, the town is mostly inhabited by a group of nomadic

Berber people , image = File:Berber_flag.svg , caption = The Berber flag, Berber ethnic flag , population = 36 million , region1 = Morocco , pop1 = 14 million to 18 million , region2 = Algeria , p ...

s, including the Aït Atta tribes.

Weekly Market

The weekly market that draws all the people of the area is held on Mondays near Zaouiat Ahansal. Weekly Market Zawiya Ahansal Morocco June 2019

NGOs

The Atlas Cultural Foundation and Les Amis de Amezray, based in France works closely with the people of Zaouiat Ahansal to provide developmental aid to the area.

References

Populated places in Azilal Province Rural communes of Béni Mellal-Khénifra {{TadlaAzilal-geo-stub