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Errachidia

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Errachidia (Arabic: الرشيدية, romanized: al-Rāshīdiyya), formerly known as Ksar es-Souk, (Arabic: قصر السوق, romanized: Qaṣr as-Sūq) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region.

Toponymy

Formerly known as "Ksar es-Souk" (Arabic: قصر السوق, romanized: Qaṣr as-Sūq, lit. 'fortified village of the market'),[1] the city was renamed Errachidia around 1975 in honor of the second son of Hassan II, Moulay Rachid.

Culture

Located on the banks of the Ziz river, the city is considered part of the Tafilalt region, and is famous for its Medjool dates.

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

Climate

Errachidia has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). The highest temperature ever registered in Errachidia was 43.9 °C (111.0 °F), on July 17, 2021.[2] Script error: No such module "weather box".

Notable people

  • Abdalaati Iguider - 1500m runner
  • Rachid Neqrouz - Former footballer
  • Mohamed Ounajem - professional footballer
  • Meir Sheetrit - Former Member of the Knesset and Minister in Israel
  • Yehiel Lasri - Former Member of the Knesset and mayor of Ashdod

References

  1. ↑ Bar-Asher, Moshe, "Ksar es-Souk (Qaṣr al-Sūq)" (in en), Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World Online, doi:10.1163/1878-9781_ejiw_SIM_0018090, https://referenceworks.brill.com/doi/10.1163/1878-9781_ejiw_SIM_0018090, retrieved 2025-05-05 
  2. ↑ "60210: Errachidia (Morocco)". OGIMET. 17 July 2021. https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=60210&ano=2021&mes=7&day=18&hora=12&min=0&ndays=30. 
  3. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Morocco/CSV/ERRACHIDIA_60210.csv. 
  4. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1981-2010/RA-I/Morocco/WMO_Normals_ASCII_60210.csv. 
  • Errachidia travel guide from Wikivoyage

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