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Errashidia
Imetɣaren
قصر السوق
Iɣrem ‘N Welzuz
City
Eṛṛacidiya / الرشيدية
Imetɣaren / ⵉⵎⴻⵜⵖⴰⵔⵏ
Main road in Er Rashidia
Main road in Er Rashidia
Coat of arms of Errashidia
Coat of arms
Errashidia is located in Morocco
Errashidia
Errashidia
location of Errachidia in Morocco
Errashidia is located in Africa
Errashidia
Errashidia
Errashidia (Africa)
Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W / 31.93194; -4.42444
Country Morocco
RegionDrâa-Tafilalet
ProvinceErrachidia
Elevation
1,009 m (3,310 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total92,374

Errachidia (Arabic: الرشيدية, Berber: ⵉⵎⴻⵜⵖⴰⵔⵏ Imetɣaren) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region.

The city's residents speak Berber and Moroccan Arabic.

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

Errachidia has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). The highest temperature ever registered in Errachidia was 43.9 °C (111.0 °F), on July 17, 2021.[2]

Climate data for Errachidia (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4) 		17.8
(64.0) 		21.7
(71.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		29.3
(84.7) 		34.8
(94.6) 		38.7
(101.7) 		37.6
(99.7) 		32.6
(90.7) 		26.1
(79.0) 		20.1
(68.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		26.3
(79.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1) 		11.2
(52.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		28.1
(82.6) 		31.9
(89.4) 		30.9
(87.6) 		26.0
(78.8) 		19.8
(67.6) 		13.7
(56.7) 		9.6
(49.3) 		19.7
(67.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		4.6
(40.3) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		16.4
(61.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		19.5
(67.1) 		13.5
(56.3) 		7.4
(45.3) 		3.0
(37.4) 		13.2
(55.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.8
(0.39) 		14.8
(0.58) 		8.3
(0.33) 		8.9
(0.35) 		9.9
(0.39) 		5.8
(0.23) 		2.7
(0.11) 		3.9
(0.15) 		11.8
(0.46) 		22.5
(0.89) 		14.8
(0.58) 		10.2
(0.40) 		123.6
(4.87)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 252.3 242.6 277.1 294.5 317.0 315.8 310.1 293.8 267.0 262.3 246.7 242.3 3,321.5
Source: World Meteorological Organization[3]

Notable people

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.
  2. ^ "60210: Errachidia (Morocco)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

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