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'''Oulad Zyan''' ([[Arabic]]: {{Lang|ar| أولاد زيان}}) is an [[Arabic]]-speaking tribe of [[Banu Hilal|Zughba]] [[Arabs|Arab]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Villes et tribus du Maroc; documents et renseignements. Publiés sous les auspices de la Résidence générale|url = https://archive.org/stream/villesettribusdu02missuoft#page/24/mode/2up|website = archive.org|accessdate = 2015-10-14}}</ref> origin located in Atlantic coast of [[Morocco]].
'''Oulad Zyan''' or '''Awlad Ziyan (al-Hilalia)''' ({{langx|ar|أولاد زيان}}) is a tribe in [[Morocco]] belonging to the [[Chaouia (Morocco)|Chaouia]] tribal confederation.<ref name=":0">Mission Scientifique du Maroc (coll.), Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Casablanca et les Chaouïa, Ed. E. Leroux (Paris), 1915, Tome II, pp. 24-29</ref>


The special feature of this tribe is that its lands are separated into two parts by a distance of 30&nbsp;km.: Oulad Zyan Moualine el Oued, which is southeast of [[Casablanca]], and Oulad Zyan Soualem, which is south-west of the same city.
== Geography ==
{{See|Chaouia (Morocco)}}The Oulad Zyan live between Ziaida in northeast, Mdakra in southeast, Oulad Hariz in southwest, Mediouna in northwest and Zenata in north<ref>{{Cite web|title = Villes et tribus du Maroc; documents et renseignements. Publiés sous les auspices de la Résidence générale|url = https://archive.org/stream/villesettribusdu02missuoft#page/24/mode/2up|website = archive.org|accessdate = 2015-10-14}}</ref>.


==Geography==
=== Rivers, lakes ===
The tribe is bordered by the Ziaida tribe northeast, by the Mdakra tribe southeast, by the Oulad Hariz tribe south-west by the Mediouna tribe northwest, and by the Zenata tribe in the north.
The only river in the region is that of [[Oued Mellah|Oued el Maleh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Villes et tribus du Maroc; documents et renseignements. Publiés sous les auspices de la Résidence générale|url = https://archive.org/stream/villesettribusdu02missuoft#page/24/mode/2up|website = archive.org|accessdate = 2015-10-14}}</ref>


On his land, the river flows Oued el Maleh, it is also characterized by its many water sources (Ain Sbaa, Hlilifa Ain, Ain Zahra Ain Ghassalat, etc.). Its territory stretches for 12&nbsp;km along the Atlantic coast and separates Mediouna ([[Chaouia (Morocco)|Chaouia]]) and Chiadma ([[Doukkala]]).<ref name=":0" />
== History ==
{{See|Guich||}}The [[Almohad Caliphate]] installs Bedouin Arab in [[Morocco]] between [[12th century|12th]] and [[13th century|13th]] centuries<ref>{{Cite book|title = Notices sur les Arabes hilaliens|last = |first = |publisher = Ismaël Hamet|year = 1932|isbn = |location = http://www.persee.fr/doc/outre_0399-1385_1932_num_20_87_2836|pages = 247-248}}</ref>. Their ancestors are Zughba of [[Banu Hilal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Villes et tribus du Maroc; documents et renseignements. Publiés sous les auspices de la Résidence générale|url = https://archive.org/stream/villesettribusdu02missuoft#page/24/mode/2up|website = archive.org|accessdate = 2015-10-14}}</ref>


==Origin==
=== Social organisation ===
The origin of Oulad Zyan is [[Arabs|Arab]], being the descendants of Oulad Khalifa as accepted by [[Ibn Khaldun]]. Their great grandfather is Zyan bin Khalifa bin Askar (which she kept the name) bin Nadir bin Urwa bin Zughba bin bin Abi Rabi bin Nahik of [[Banu Hilal]], Arab tribe originating of [[Najd|Nejd]] (now a province of present [[Saudi Arabia]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.albayane.press.ma/special/3933-le-maroc-des-regions-chaouia-ouardigha-settat-chef-lieu.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-03-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101113242/http://www.albayane.press.ma/special/3933-le-maroc-des-regions-chaouia-ouardigha-settat-chef-lieu.html |archivedate=2010-11-01 }}</ref><ref>Ibn khaldoun, ''Livre des exemples,considérations sur l’histoire des Arabes, des Persans et des Berbères''</ref><ref>L'historien et membre de l'Académie du Royaume du Maroc [[Abdelhadi Tazi]]</ref>
The Oulad Zyan had 1,505 tents and divide into 6 fractions<ref>{{Cite web|title = Villes et tribus du Maroc; documents et renseignements. Publiés sous les auspices de la Résidence générale|url = https://archive.org/stream/villesettribusdu02missuoft#page/26/mode/2up|website = archive.org|accessdate = 2015-10-14}}</ref> : Oulad Iyad (sheikh Mohammed bin Tahami) ; Deghaghia (sheikh Masoud bin Khalouq) ; Soualem (sheikh Mohammed bin Makki) ; Oulad Mousa ibn Brahim (sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmad) ; Soualem Trifia Abbad (sheikh Mohammed bin Abid); Soualem Trifia Houaoura (sheikh Tahami bin al-Hajj). Their religion is [[Sunni Islam|Islam]].


== See also ==
==References==
<references/>


{{Moroccan tribes}}
=== Related articles ===
{{Arab tribes of Morocco}}
* [[Morocco|Chaouia]]


[[Category:Arab tribes in Morocco]]
* [[Grand Casablanca]]

== Bibliography ==
* Mission scientifique du Maroc, « Oulad Ziane », dans ''Villes et Tribus du Maroc (documents et renseignements publiés sous les auspices de la [[:fr:Résidence générale de France au Maroc|Résidence générale]])'': Casablanca et les Chaouïa, t. II, Paris, [[:fr:Ernest Leroux|Ernest Leroux]], 1915, p. 24-29
* Mission Scientifique du Maroc (coll.), ''Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Casablanca et les Chaouïa'', Ed. E. Leroux (Paris), 1915
* F. Weisberger, ''Casablanca et les Chaouia en 1900'', Ed. Impr. Réunies (Casablanca), 1935
* E. Marchand, ''Casablanca, la Chaouia'', Ed. Larose (Paris), 1918

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Morocco]]
[[Category:Arab groups]]
[[Category:Arabs in Morocco]]

Latest revision as of 07:25, 3 November 2024

A map of the historical Chaouia province and the territories of Chaouia tribes.

Oulad Zyan or Awlad Ziyan (al-Hilalia) (Arabic: أولاد زيان) is a tribe in Morocco belonging to the Chaouia tribal confederation.[1]

The special feature of this tribe is that its lands are separated into two parts by a distance of 30 km.: Oulad Zyan Moualine el Oued, which is southeast of Casablanca, and Oulad Zyan Soualem, which is south-west of the same city.

Geography

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The tribe is bordered by the Ziaida tribe northeast, by the Mdakra tribe southeast, by the Oulad Hariz tribe south-west by the Mediouna tribe northwest, and by the Zenata tribe in the north.

On his land, the river flows Oued el Maleh, it is also characterized by its many water sources (Ain Sbaa, Hlilifa Ain, Ain Zahra Ain Ghassalat, etc.). Its territory stretches for 12 km along the Atlantic coast and separates Mediouna (Chaouia) and Chiadma (Doukkala).[1]

Origin

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The origin of Oulad Zyan is Arab, being the descendants of Oulad Khalifa as accepted by Ibn Khaldun. Their great grandfather is Zyan bin Khalifa bin Askar (which she kept the name) bin Nadir bin Urwa bin Zughba bin bin Abi Rabi bin Nahik of Banu Hilal, Arab tribe originating of Nejd (now a province of present Saudi Arabia).[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mission Scientifique du Maroc (coll.), Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Casablanca et les Chaouïa, Ed. E. Leroux (Paris), 1915, Tome II, pp. 24-29
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2015-03-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Ibn khaldoun, Livre des exemples,considérations sur l’histoire des Arabes, des Persans et des Berbères
  4. ^ L'historien et membre de l'Académie du Royaume du Maroc Abdelhadi Tazi