Bni Chiker (
Tarifit
Tmazight or Tarifit Berber, also known as Riffian ( rif, Tmaziɣt , ) is a Zenati Berber language spoken in the Rif region in northern Morocco. It is spoken natively by some 1,271,000 Rifians primarily in the Rif provinces of Al Hoceima, Nad ...
: Bni Cikaa, ⴱⵏⵉ ⵛⵉⴽⴰⴰ;
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walter ...
: بني شيكر) is a town in
Nador Province
Nador is a province in the Oriental Region of Morocco. Its population in 2014 was 564,943.
It is situated east from Driouch Province and west from Berkane Province.
Major cities and towns
The major cities and towns are:
* Al Aaroui
* Beni ...
,
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to A ...
. At the time of the 2014 census, it had a population of 21,715.
A large proportion of the population is
Berber
Berber or Berbers may refer to:
Ethnic group
* Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa
* Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages
Places
* Berber, Sudan, a town on the Nile
People with the surname
* Ady Berber (1913–19 ...
.
It is the birthplace of the writer
Mohammed Chukri (1935-2003) and of
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, who on 16 May 2012 was appointed
Minister of Women's Rights and
Government spokesperson in the
Ayrault government in France.
Bni Chiker is known largely for its tourist hotspots such as parts of the mountain of Gouroug
References
Populated places in Nador Province
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