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== History ==
== History ==


The Tadla region was one of the first regions of [[Morocco]] that was conquered by the muslims during the 7th century. The region was relatively green and had a good agricultural potential, thus it's name, Tadla, which comes from the [[Amazigh]] word "tadla" (written:ⵜⴰⴷⵍⴰ) meaning "the sheaf" (of wheat).<ref>https://dicber-mc.centrederechercheberbere.fr/dicber.html</ref>
The Tadla region was one of the first regions of [[Morocco]] that was conquered by the muslims during the 7th century. The region was relatively green and had a good agricultural potential, thus it's name, Tadla, which comes from the [[Amazigh]] or [[Standard Moroccan Amazigh]] word "tadla" (written:ⵜⴰⴷⵍⴰ) meaning "the sheaf" (of wheat).<ref>https://dicber-mc.centrederechercheberbere.fr/dicber.html</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==

Revision as of 16:54, 14 January 2023

A map of the historical Tadla region and its tribes.

Tadla is a historical and geographical region of Morocco, located in the center of the country, north of the High Atlas mountain range and west of the Middle Atlas. It is the region of origin of the eponymous collection of tribal, semi-nomadic pastoralist population, the Tadla tribes.

Nowadays, the historical region of Tadla is mainly part of the administrative region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra, except for the historical territory of the Beni Meskine tribe, which is part of the Casablanca-Settat administrative region.

History

The Tadla region was one of the first regions of Morocco that was conquered by the muslims during the 7th century. The region was relatively green and had a good agricultural potential, thus it's name, Tadla, which comes from the Amazigh or Standard Moroccan Amazigh word "tadla" (written:ⵜⴰⴷⵍⴰ) meaning "the sheaf" (of wheat).[1]

Geography

Demography

The population of the Tadla is traditionally divided into 9 tribes, mainly of Arab origin:

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