Goulmima () is a town in

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 ...

situated in the province of

Errachidia Errachidia (), formerly known as Ksar es-Souk, () is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region. Toponymy Formerly known as "Ksar es-Souk" (), the city was renamed Errachidia around ...

, in the region of

Drâa-Tafilalet Drâa-Tafilalet () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 88,836 km2 and had a population of 1,635,008 as of the 2014 Moroccan census. The capital of the region is Errachidia. Geography Drâa-Tafilalet is situated i ...

. An agricultural oasis, it is fed by the Wadi Gheris from the central

High Atlas The High Atlas, also called the Grand Atlas, is a mountain range in central Morocco, North Africa, the highest part of the Atlas Mountains. The High Atlas rises in the west at the Atlantic Ocean and stretches in an eastern direction to the Moro ...

mountains. Like other settlements in

Tafilalet Tafilalt or Tafilet (), historically Sijilmasa, is a region of Morocco, centered on its largest oasis. Etymology There are many speculations regarding the origin of the word "Tafilalt", however it is known that Tafilalt is a Berber word meaning ...

, it was built as a fortified village or ''

ksar Ksar or qṣar (), in plural ksour or qsour (), is a type of fortified village in North Africa, usually found in the regions predominantly or traditionally inhabited by Berbers (Amazigh). The equivalent Berber languages, Berber term used is ' ( ...

''. One of the most important ones, (''Ksar Goulmima''), is in the process of restoration. Not just a historical location, several hundred people still live in the ksar.

Notable people

Abdelhamid Sabiri Abdelhamid Sabiri (; ; born 28 November 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Italian club Fiorentina and the Morocco national team. Sabiri has previously played for Sportfreunde Siegen, 1. FC N� ...

, Professional footballer * Amer Oumehfoud,poet * Ouasta,Poet * Moha souag,Novelist

References

External links

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Ksour du Gheris
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goulmima.com
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Arraw n'Ghriss
{{Authority control Berber populated places Berbers in Morocco Ksars Populated places in Errachidia Province