Errachidia
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Errashidia
Imetɣaren قصر السوق Iɣrem ‘N Welzuz | |
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City | |
Eṛṛacidiya / الرشيدية Imetɣaren / ⵉⵎⴻⵜⵖⴰⵔⵏ | |
![]() Main road in Er Rashidia | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() ![]() Errashidia location of Errachidia in Morocco | |
Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°WCoordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W | |
Country | ![]() |
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.
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]
hideClimate data for Er Rachidia | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
30.2 (86.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
26.7 (80.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
19.2 (66.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) |
6 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
8 (0.3) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
17 (0.7) |
20 (0.8) |
18 (0.7) |
19 (0.7) |
127 (4.9) |
Source: Climate-data.org |
Notable people[]
- Mohamed Ounajem: moroccan footballer.
- Abdalaati Iguider: moroccan 1500m runner
References[]
- ^ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "60210: Errachidia (Morocco)". ogimet.com. . 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Errachidia at Wikimedia Commons
Errachidia travel guide from Wikivoyage
Categories:
- Ksars
- Populated places in Errachidia Province
- Provincial capitals in Morocco
- Regional capitals in Morocco
- Drâa-Tafilalet geography stubs