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Zayanes (Berber languages: Azayi (singular), Izayen (plural); Arabic: زيان, romanized: Zayāni) are a Berber population inhabiting the Khenifra region, located in the central Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco. Zayanes tribes are known for their attachment to ancestral land and for their tenacity as warriors, especially during the ...
Khenifra has been the Zayanes' central town for centuries. As such, it was an important military holding in the Zaian War. French General Paul Prosper Henrys had planned to lead the first attack on Khenifra on 10 June 1914. There would be three columns of troops, totaling up to 14,000 officers, to take Khenifra from the Zayanes control. [3]
Mouha Ou Hammou Zayani, by his full name: Mohammed ou Hammou ben Akka ben Ahmed, also known as Moha Ou Hamou al-Harkati Zayani (c.1863 – 27 March 1921) was a Moroccan Berber military figure and tribal leader who played an important role in the history of Morocco. He was the leader of the Zayanes people of Khénifra region. His full name was ...
El Hajeb (Arabic: الحاجب, al-Ḥājib) is a city located in the Fès-Meknès region of Morocco. It is the capital of El Hajeb Province and had a population of 27,132 in 2004. [2] El Hajeb is located on the P21 road which can take visitors to Azrou and Ifrane. [1] Most of the natives of the town are descendants of the Zayanes, a Berber ...
Lehri (Arabic: الهري), also spelled El Herri, is a commune in Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 9424 people living in 1641 households. [1] Lehri was the location of the famous 1914 battle of the same name between French invaders and Zayanes warriors.
The battle has been described variously as the worst ever defeat of French forces in Morocco, [18] [22] [30] the worst in North Africa [3] and one of the worst in the French colonies. [ 23 ] [ 27 ] The heavy losses suffered at El Herri overshadowed the planning of French military policy for Morocco during the First World War.
The Zaian (or Zayan) War was fought between France and the Zaian Confederation of Berber tribes in Morocco between 1914 and 1921 during the French conquest of Morocco.Morocco had become a French protectorate in 1912, and Resident-General Louis-Hubert Lyautey sought to extend French influence eastwards through the Middle Atlas mountains towards French Algeria.
The Masmuda settled large parts of Morocco, and were largely sedentary and practised agriculture. The residence of the Masmuda aristocracy was Aghmat in the High Atlas mountains. From the 10th century the Berber tribes of the Sanhaja and Zanata groups invaded the lands of the Masmuda, followed from the 12th century onwards by Arab Bedouins (see ...