Ait Ourir is a town and municipality in

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. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 20,005 people living in 3767 households. The town lies on the northern bank of the Ourika River, by road to the northwest of

Tighedouine Tighedouine or Tighdouine is a small town and rural commune in Al Haouz Province of the Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 22353 people living in 3143 households. T ...

and east of the city centre of

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Landmarks

The town, described by

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as "rather undistinguished", contains a number of important buildings, a hospital, cemetery and several schools such as College Moulay Rachid and Ecole Riyad. The souk of Ait Ourir is of importance to trade in Al Haouz province, with a large market trading agricultural produce, camels, sheep and other items here. A shop at the souk sells

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s cooked over kanounes (cauldrons).

Glaoui Thami El Glaoui (; 1879–23 January 1956) was the Pasha of Marrakesh from 1912 to 1956. His family name was el Mezouari, from a title given an ancestor by Ismail Ibn Sharif in 1700, while El Glaoui refers to his chieftainship of the Glaoua (Glaw ...

appears to be an ancient village in the area to the southeast of the town which has effectively become a suburb which contains a kasbah and a mosque. To the southeast is the

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is mined within the municipality. There are eucalyptus and olive plantations in the area.

Notable people

* Abdelaziz Lemsioui (1944-) - Deputy of Commune from 1984 to 1992 and Regional Councillor of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz from 1996 to 2000. *

Abdelkebir Ouaddar Abdelkebir Ouaddar (, born 15 July 1962) is a Moroccan equestrian. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping event, where he tied for 50th place. He was the flag-bearer for Morocco at the Parade of Nations. Ouaddar als ...

, Equestrian

References

External links

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Populated places in Al Haouz Province Municipalities of Morocco {{MarrakeshSafi-geo-stub