Errachidia

Errashidia

Imetɣaren

قصر السوق
Iɣrem ‘N Welzuz

City

Eṛṛacidiya / الرشيدية
Imetɣaren / ⵉⵎⴻⵜⵖⴰⵔⵏ

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location of Errachidia in Morocco

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Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] : 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

(2014)[1]

• 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.

## Contents

* 1 Toponymy
* 2 Culture
* 3 Climate
* 4 Notable people
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Toponymy

Formerly known as "Ksar Es Souk" (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

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.
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.

## External links

* Errachidia travel guide from Wikivoyage

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