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Errachida

Errachidia
Imetghern
قصر السوق Ksar es-Souk
ⵉⵖⵔⴻⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵍⵣⵓⵣ Ighrem n Ulzuz
City
الرشيدية
Coat of arms of Errachidia
Coat of arms
Errachidia is located in Morocco
Errachidia
Errachidia
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 (2010)
 • Total 95,265

Errachidia (Arabic: الرشيدية‎‎, ar-Rachīdīya, Berber: 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.

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

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


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