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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]
The Zayanes belong to a large tribe that twice a year wanders toward Azaghar , where the climate is milder in contrast to Adrar where the winter is very severe. The Zayanes speak Central Atlas Tamazight (Tazayit), which is one of the Berber languages. The Zayanes enjoy goat's and ewe's milk as well as Ahriche. The latter is a dish of tripe ...
Map of Morocco. The basic unit of local government in Morocco is the commune. [1] At the time of the 2014 population census, Morocco was divided into 1538 communes, 256 of which were classified as urban [2] and also called municipalities. [3] The remaining 1282 communes were classified as rural. [2]
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.
Morocco's first site, Medina of Fez, was inscribed on the list at the 5th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris, France in 1981. [4] The most recent inscription, Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage, was added to the list in 2012. [5] In addition, Morocco maintains a further 13 properties on the tentative ...
In pictures: Tourists in queue at Marrakech airport up to leave Morocco 12:15 , Anuj Pant Tourists in Morocco are leaving the country after the powerful late night earthquake on Friday killed over ...
Riffians or Rifians (Tarifit: Irifiyen, singular: Arifi [5]; Arabic: الريفيون) are a Berber ethnic group originally from the Rif region of northeastern Morocco (includes the autonomous city of Spain, Melilla). [3] Communities of Riffian immigrants are also found in southern Spain, Netherlands and Belgium as well as elsewhere in Western ...
The eastern walls of the city, near Bab Debbagh. Marrakesh was founded in 1070 by Abu Bakr ibn Umar, the early leader of the Almoravids. [1] [2] At first, the city's only major fortification was the Ksar al-Hajjar ("Palace/Fortress of Stone"), a royal citadel built by Abu Bakr to protect the treasury.