Errachidia

Errachidia (Arabic: الرشيدية‎, Berber: Imetɣaren) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region.

Errashidia

Imetɣaren

قصر السوق
Iɣrem en Welzuz
City
Eṛṛacidiya / الرشيدية / Imetɣaren / إيمتغارن
Main road in Er Rashidia
Coat of arms
Errashidia
location of Errachidia in Morocco
Errashidia
Errashidia (Africa)
Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W
Country Morocco
RegionDrâa-Tafilalet
ProvinceErrachidia
Elevation
1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total92,374

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).

Climate data for Er Rachidia
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

References
  1. "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.
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