Errachidia
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Errashidia الرشيدية | |
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City | |
location of Errachidia in Morocco | |
Coordinates: 31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
Province | Errachidia |
Elevation | 1,009 m (3,310 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 92,374 |
Errashidia (Arabic: الرشيدية, romanized: ar-Rashidiyyah), formerly known as Ksar es-Souk, (Arabic: قصر السوق, romanized: Qaṣr as-Sūq) is a city in Morocco, located in the Errachidia Province, and is the capital of the Drâa-Tafilalet region.
Toponymy[edit]
Formerly known as "Ksar es-Souk" (Arabic: قصر السوق, romanized: Qaṣr as-Sūq), the city was renamed Errachidia around 1975 in honor of the second son of Hassan II, Moulay Rachid.
Culture[edit]
The city was part of the route of the 2006 and 2007 Dakar Rally.
Climate[edit]
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) | |||||||||||||
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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[edit]
- Abdalaati Iguider - 1500m runner
- Rachid Neqrouz - Former footballer
- Mohamed Ounajem - professional footballer
- Meir Sheetrit - Former Member of the Knesset and Minister in Israel
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "60210: Errachidia (Morocco)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Errachidia at Wikimedia Commons
- Errachidia travel guide from Wikivoyage