Errachidia

Errachidia
Imetghern
Ksar es-Souk, قصر السوق, Ighrem n Ulzuz
City
الرشيدية

Coat of arms
Errachidia

location of Errachidia in Morocco

Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W / 31.93194; -4.42444Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W / 31.93194; -4.42444
Country  Morocco
Region Drâa-Tafilalet
Province Errachidia
Elevation 1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population (2010)[1]
  Total 95 265

Errachidia (Arabic: الرشيدية, ar-Rachīdīya, Berber: ⵉⵎⵜⵖⴻⵔⵏ Imtgheren) is a city in Morocco, located in the province of Errachidia, in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet. It was formerly known as "Ksar es-Souk". is a partially Amazigh and Arabic-speaking town in eastern Morocco. Israeli politician Meir Sheetrit was born in this city in 1948. He immigrated to Israel in 1957.

Demography

Culture

The city was part of the route of the 2006 and 2007 Dakar Rally.

References

  1. http://gazetteer.de/wg.php?x=1162128716&men=gcis&lng=fr&dat=32&geo=-134&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x
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