Errachidia Explained

Errashidia
Native Name:الرشيدية
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:City
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Morocco
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Drâa-Tafilalet
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Errachidia
Elevation M:1009
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:92374
Coordinates:31.9319°N -4.4244°W

Errashidia (Arabic: الرشيدية|translit=ar-Rashidiyyah), formerly known as Ksar es-Souk, is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region.

Toponymy

Formerly known as "Ksar es-Souk", 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, on July 17, 2021.[2]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D’APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014 . ar, fr . . 8 April 2015 . 29 September 2017.
  2. Web site: 60210: Errachidia (Morocco) . . 17 July 2021. ogimet.com . . 18 July 2021.