Errachidia

Errachidia Imetghern قصر السوق Ksar es-Souk ⵉⵖⵔⴻⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵍⵣⵓⵣ Ighrem n Ulzuz
City
الرشيدية
Coat of arms
Errachidia location of Errachidia in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W / 31.93194; -4.42444Coordinates: 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 (2010)[1]
• Total	95 265

Errachidia (Arabic: الرشيدية‎‎, ar-Rachīdīya, Berber: ⵉⵎⵜⵖⴻⵔⵏ Imtgheren) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet. Both languages Berber and Arabic spoken largely in this city. Israeli politician Meir Sheetrit was born in this city in 1948. He immigrated to Israel in 1957.

Toponymy

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

Demography

Culture

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

References

1. ↑ http://gazetteer.de/wg.php?x=1162128716&men=gcis&lng=fr&dat=32&geo=-134&srt=npan&col=aohdq&pt=c&va=x