Errachidia

Errashidia
Imetɣaren
قصر السوق Ksar es-Souk
ⵉⵖⵔⴻⵎ ⴻⵏ ⵡⴻⵍⵣⵓⵣ Iɣrem en Welzuz
City
Eṛṛacidiya / الرشيدية
Main road in Er Rashidia

Coat of arms
Errashidia
location of Errachidia in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W / 31.93194; -4.42444Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W / 31.93194; -4.42444
Country  Morocco
Region Drâa-Tafilalet
Province Errachidia
Elevation 1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 92,374

Errachidia (Arabic: الرشيدية‎, ar-Rachīdīya, Berber languages: ⵉⵎⵜⵖⴻⵔⵏ Imtgheren) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet. Both languages Berber and Arabic spoken largely in this city.

Toponymy

Formerly known as "Ksar Es Souk" (Berber languages: ⵉⵖⵔⴻⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵍⵣⵓⵣ, Ighrem n Ulzuz), the city was renamed Errachidia around 1975 in honor of the second son of Hassan II, Moulay Rachid.

Culture

The city was part of the route of the 2006 and 2007 Dakar Rally.

Climate

Climate data for Er Rachidia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)		 18
(64)		 21.6
(70.9)		 26.1
(79)		 30.2
(86.4)		 35.5
(95.9)		 40.6
(105.1)		 39.4
(102.9)		 29.5
(85.1)		 26.3
(79.3)		 20.3
(68.5)		 16.7
(62.1)		 26.7
(80)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4)		 11.2
(52.2)		 14.4
(57.9)		 18.5
(65.3)		 22.1
(71.8)		 27.2
(81)		 31.6
(88.9)		 30.7
(87.3)		 21.8
(71.2)		 19.3
(66.7)		 13.8
(56.8)		 10.3
(50.5)		 19.2
(66.5)
Average low °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)		 4.4
(39.9)		 7.3
(45.1)		 10.9
(51.6)		 14.1
(57.4)		 19
(66)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.1
(71.8)		 14.1
(57.4)		 12.4
(54.3)		 7.4
(45.3)		 3.9
(39)		 11.7
(53.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8
(0.31)		 6
(0.24)		 8
(0.31)		 10
(0.39)		 8
(0.31)		 4
(0.16)		 3
(0.12)		 6
(0.24)		 17
(0.67)		 20
(0.79)		 18
(0.71)		 19
(0.75)		 127
(5)
Source: Climate-data.org

References

  1. ↑ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
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