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Igli, Morocco
Igli is a small town and rural commune in Taroudant Province of the Souss-Massa-Drâa region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 10034 people living in 1658 households. During the 9th-century, Igli was the capital of the sous vice-royalty headed by one of Idriss II sons, it controlled Nafis to the north and Tamdoult in the south. The principality quickly lost control over these cities to the lords of Aghmat and Sijilmasa Sijilmasa (; also transliterated Sijilmassa, Sidjilmasa, Sidjilmassa and Sigilmassa) was a medieval Moroccan city and trade entrepôt at the northern edge of the Sahara in Morocco. The ruins of the town extend for five miles along the River Ziz .... References Populated places in Taroudannt Province Rural communes of Souss-Massa {{SoussMassaDrâa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities, Communes, And Arrondissements Of Morocco
This is a list of municipalities (urban or rural communes), and arrondissements of Morocco, based on the 2004 census. In 2009 a new administrative division of Morocco was adopted, creating 13 new provinces: Berrechid Province, Berrechid, Driouch Province, Driouch, Fquih Ben Salah Province, Fquih Ben Salah, Guercif Province, Guercif, Midelt Province, Midelt, Ouezzane Province, Ouezzane, Rehamna Province, Rehamna, Sidi Bennour Province, Sidi Bennour, Sidi Ifni Province, Sidi Ifni, Sidi Slimane Province, Sidi Slimane, Tarfaya Province, Tarfaya, Tinghir Province, Tinghir and Youssoufia Province, Youssoufia. Many municipalities and communes below are now part of these new provinces. The list below is not yet updated for this change.See: Décret numéro 2-09-319 of 17 joumada II 1430 (11 June 2009) modifiant et complétant le dahir numéro 1-59-351 of 1 joumada 1379 (2 December 1959) relatif à la division administrative du Royaume. Published in: "Bulletin officiel du Royaume du Maroc", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Morocco
Regions are currently the highest administrative divisions in Morocco. Since 2015, Morocco officially administers 12 regions, including one (Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab) that lies completely within the disputed territory of Western Sahara and two (Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Guelmim-Oued Noun) that lie partially within it. The regions are subdivided into a total of 75 second-level administrative divisions, which are Prefectures and provinces of Morocco, prefectures and provinces. A region is governed by a directly elections in Morocco, elected regional council. The president of the council is responsible for carrying out the council's decisions. Prior to the 2011 Moroccan constitutional referendum, 2011 constitutional reforms, this was the responsibility of the Wali (administrative title), Wali, the representative of the central government appointed by the King, who now plays a supporting role in the administration of the region. Regions since 2015 On 3 January 2010, the Moroccan g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souss-Massa-Drâa
Souss-Massa-Drâa () was formerly one of the sixteen regions of Morocco from 1997 to 2015. It covered an area of 70,880 km2 and had a population of 3,601,917 (2014 census). The capital is Agadir. One of the major languages spoken in this region of Morocco is tasoussit variant of Tashelhit. Administrative divisions The region was made up of the following provinces and prefectures: * Prefecture of Agadir-Ida-Ou Tanane (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) * Préfecture of Inezgane-Ait Melloul (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) * Shtouka Ait Baha Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) * Ouarzazate Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region) * Sidi Ifni Province (since 2009; now part of the Guelmim-Oued Noun Region) * Taroudant Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) * Tinghir Province (since 2009; now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Region) * Tiznit Province (now part of the Souss-Massa Region) * Zagora Province (now part of the Drâa-Tafilalet Drâa-Tafi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Morocco
The 12 Regions of Morocco are subdivided into 75 second-level administrative subdivisions, the Prefectures and provinces. There are 13 prefecture, prefectures and 62 province, provinces. Each prefecture or province is subdivided into arrondissements (only in prefectures of some metropolitan areas), municipalities (''communes'', sing. ''commune'') or urban municipalities (''communes urbaines'', sing. ''commune urbaine'') in other urban areas, and districts (''cercles'', sing. ''cercle'') in rural areas. The districts are subdivided into rural municipalities (''communes rurales'', sing. ''commune rural''). One prefecture (Casablanca) is also subdivided into ''préfectures d'arrondissements'' (sing. ''préfecture d'arrondissements''), similar to districts (''cercles'') except they are grouping a few arrondissements instead of rural municipalities. Note: The arrondissements and (urban) municipalities should probably be thought of as fourth-level subdivisions, on the same level as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taroudant Province
Taroudant () is a province in the Moroccan region of Souss-Massa. Its population in 2004 was 780,661. The major cities and towns are: * Ait Iaaza * Aoulouz * El Guerdane * Irherm * Oulad Berhil * Oulad Teima * Taliouine * Taroudant Taroudant (, ) is a city in the Sous in southwestern Morocco. It is situated east of Agadir on the road to Ouarzazate and south of Marrakesh. Today, it is a small market town and a tourist destination. History The Almoravids occupied the town ... Subdivisions The province is divided administratively into the following: References Taroudant Province {{SoussMassa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western European Time
Western European Time (WET, UTC+00:00) is a time zone covering parts of western Europe and consists of countries using UTC+00:00 (also known as Greenwich Mean Time, abbreviated GMT). It is one of the three standard time zones in the European Union along with Central European Time and Eastern European Time. The following Western European countries and regions use UTC+00:00 in winter months: *Portugal, since 1912 with pauses (except Azores, UTC−01:00) *United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies, since 1847 in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, and since 1916 in Northern Ireland, with pauses *Ireland, since 1916, except between 1968 and 1971 *Canary Islands, since 1946 (rest of Spain is CET, UTC+01:00) *Faroe Islands, since 1908 * North Eastern Greenland ( Danmarkshavn and surrounding area) *Iceland, since 1968, without summer time changes All the above countries except Iceland implement daylight saving time in summer (from the last Sunday in March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western European Summer Time
Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+01:00) is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in: * the Canary Islands * Portugal (including Madeira but not the Azores) * the Faroe Islands The following countries also use the same time zone for their daylight saving time but use a different title: *United Kingdom, which uses British Summer Time (BST) *Ireland, which uses Irish Standard Time (IST) ( (ACÉ)). Also sometimes erroneously referred to as "Irish Summer Time" (). The scheme runs from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October each year. At both the start and end of the schemes, clock changes take place at 01:00 UTC+00:00. During the winter, Western European Time (WET, GMT+0 or UTC+00:00) is used. The start and end dates of the scheme are asymmetrical in terms of daylight hours: the vernal time of year with a similar amount of daylight to late October is mid-February, well before th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Moroccan Census
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The 2024 Moroccan census was held in Morocco in 2024, conducted by the High Planning Commission. References External links Census results (population)() Censuses in Morocco 2004 in Morocco Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sous
The Sous region (also spelt Sus, Suss, Souss or Sousse) (, ) is a historical, cultural and geographical region of Morocco, which constitutes part of the region administration of Souss-Massa and Guelmim-Oued Noun. The region is known for the endemic argan tree (which has become a symbol of Souss) as well as for being the capital of the Shilha Berber ethnic group. It is a major commercial and tourist agricultural region of Morocco. Vegetable production, shared between very large farms and small producers, contributes to the economic development of the region. The Souss plain produces 40% of Moroccan citrus ''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. ''Citrus'' is nativ ... fruits, and 60% of the production of early vegetables. It is historically a stage of trans-Saharan trade. History Medieva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idriss II
Idrīs ibn Idrīs () known as Idris II () and Idrīs al-Azhar/al-Aṣghar () (August 791 – August 828), was the son of Idris I, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in Morocco. He was born in Walīlī two months after the death of his father. He succeeded his father Idris I in 803. Biography Idris II was born on August 791, two months after the death—June 791—of Idris I. His mother was Kenza, his father's wife and the daughter of the Awraba tribe chieftain, Ishaq ibn Mohammed al-Awarbi. He was raised among the Berber Awraba tribe of Volubilis. In 803, he was proclaimed ''Imam'' in the mosque of Walila succeeding his father. Of the Idrisid sultans Idris II was one of the best educated. In the work of Ibn al-Abbar, correspondence between Idris II and his contemporary Ibrahim I ibn al-Aghlab is quoted in which he invites him to renounce his claims to his territories. By the end of Idris II's reign, the Idrisid kingdom included the area between the Shalif river in modern-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamdoult
Tamdult (also Tamedoult, Tamdlt; ; ) was a medieval city located near the Draa river south-east of Akka, Morocco, Akka, Morocco. It was an important and flourishing stop in the Trans-Saharan trade route, linking Noul Lamta, Nul (Asrir), Ouadane, and Awdaghust to Sijilmasa, Massa, Morocco, Massa and N'fis. The city was founded in the second century BC by the Berbers Shilha people, Shilha. In the ninth century one the sons of Idriss II, founder of the Idrisid dynasty, who had been given a principality in the Sous to reign over the Lamta tribe. The city and its fortress were allegedly destroyed in the 14th century by a king of the Marinid dynasty. Today, the shrine of ''Sidi Mohamed ben Abdallah Ichanaoui'' is the only surviving structure in the ruins site. The Shrine of Sidi Shanawil is one of a number of shrines in the Anti-Atlas honoring, according to local narratives, Jewish prophets who died on their way to these communities coming from Palestine (region), Palestine. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aghmat
Aghmat ( Tashelhit: ''Aɣmat'', ''Āghmāt''; pronounced locally ''Ughmat, Uɣmat'') was an important commercial medieval Berber town in Morocco. It is today an archaeological site known as "Joumâa Aghmat". The city is located approximately 30 km south-east of Marrakech on the Ourika road. The initial "a" of the name may be unvocalized, and the name may sometimes be spelled "Ghmat", "Ghmate" or even the French-style "Rhmate" (as it appears in the ''Michelin Guide''). According to a Berber legend, Aghmat was populated by Christian Berbers when it was conquered in 683 by the Muslim forces of Uqba ibn Nafi, a general of the Umayyad Caliphate in Syria. However, this story first surfaces almost 700 years after that date, and many historians give it no credibility. It is directly contradicted by one of the earliest Persian historians, al-Baladhuri. who states that Musa bin Nusair conquered the Sous and erected the mosque at Aghmāt. Early history After the death of Idris II in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
