Errachidia

Errashidia
Errashidia; Imetɣaren; قصر السوق; Iɣrem ‘N Welzuz
	City
	Eṛṛacidiya / الرشيدية; Imetɣaren / ⵉⵎⴻⵜⵖⴰⵔⵏ
	Main road in Er Rashidia
	; Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W
Country	Morocco
Region	Drâa-Tafilalet
Province	Errachidia
Elevation	1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	92,374

Errachidia (Arabic: الرشيدية, Berber: ⵉⵎⴻⵜⵖⴰⵔⵏ Imetɣaren) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region.

The city's residents speak Berber and Moroccan Arabic.

Toponymy

Formerly known as "Ksar Es Souk" (Social:Berber languages: ⵉⵖⵔⴻⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵍⵣⵓⵣ, Ighrem n Ulzuz), the city was renamed Errachidia around 1975 in honor of the second son of Hassan II, Moulay Rachid.

Culture

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

References

↑ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D’APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in ar, fr). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. http://rgph2014.hcp.ma/file/166326/.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.

External links

Errachidia travel guide from Wikivoyage

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[census2014-1] "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D’APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in ar, fr). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. http://rgph2014.hcp.ma/file/166326/.

[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.

[WMOCLINO-3] "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.

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