Agdal
Agdal is a historical concept in Morocco, referring to gardens or farmland owned by the Makhzen or the community, and forbidden to the public, whether permanently or during certain periods. Nowadays, the name is used for areas in some Moroccan cities such as Rabat, Fes, Marrakech and Meknes, which had historically been protected gardens, going back at least to the Almohad era in the 12th century.[1]
The word Agdal comes from Amazigh language, and means either "garden"[2] or "protected grazing land", usually surrounded by a fence and forbidden to the public. Many places called "Agdal" today, especially within urban areas, were originally grazing lands for government-owned horses. In general, the term "Agdal" has the connotation of something private or forbidden.[3]
Agdals in Morocco[]
- Agdal is an urban community in Rabat, Morocco.
- Agdal Gardens is a garden area in Marrakech, Morocco.
- is an urban community in Fes, Morocco.
- is an urban community in Meknes, Morocco.
References[]
- ^ Julio Navarro; Fidel Garrido; Íñigo Almela (2017-10-09). "The Agdal of Marrakesh (Twelfth to Twentieth Centuries): An Agricultural Space for Caliphs and Sultans. Part 1: History". doi:10.1163/22118993_03401P003. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ "Le quartier d'Agdal à Rabat" [Agdal district in Rabat]. toutrabat.com (in French).
- ^ محمد شفيق. الدارجة المغربية، مجال توارد بين الأمازيغية و العربية [Moroccan Darija, a space of exchange between Amazigh and Arabic].
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