Bni Chiker

Ayt Chicher, ⴰⵢⵜ ⵛⵉⵛⴻⵔ
Yath Chichar
Bni Chiker
Town
Country  Morocco
Region Oriental
Province Nador Province
Population (2004)
  Total 4,188
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (WEST)

Aïth Chichar (Arabic: بني شيكر Bni Chiker, local Berber name: yath Chicher, ⵢⴰⵜ ⵛⵉⵛⴰⵔ) is a town in Nador Province, Morocco. At the time of the 2014 census it had a population of 21 715.[1]

A large proportion of the population is Berber.

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.

References

  1. "World Gazetteer".

Coordinates: 35°16′25″N 3°00′54″W / 35.273529°N 3.015069°W / 35.273529; -3.015069


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