Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas Explained

Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas
Native Name:زاوية أحمد بن يداس
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Religious site
Pushpin Map:Western Sahara
Pushpin Relief:y
Coordinates:25.4441°N -14.7653°W
Subdivision Type:Non-self-governing territory
Subdivision Name:Western Sahara
Subdivision Type2:Claimed by
Subdivision Name2: Morocco
Subdivision Type3:Controlled by
Subdivision Name3: Morocco
Subdivision Type4:Region
Subdivision Name4:Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
Subdivision Type5:Province
Subdivision Name5:Boujdour Province
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas (Arabic: زاوية أحمد بن يداس) is a religious site in the Western Sahara.

Location

Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas is in Boujdour Province, in the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region.It is on the Atlantic coast about south of Aftissat.It is south of Boujdour on the coast road that leads to Dakhla.

Religious ceremonies

The site is named after the Maliki leader Ahmed bin Yidas, born in the year 1191 to the Awlad Tadrarine tribe.The Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas is considered one of the most ancient and most important zaouiats in the desert region.The Ahmed bin Yidas Association for Social, Cultural and Educational Development arranges three-day religious ceremonies at Zaouiat Ahmed Ben Yaddas each year, assisted by the tribe of Ouled Tidrarin Fakhda al-Yidadas.