Errachidia Province

Province of Errachidia إقليم الراشيدية
Province
location of Errachidia in Morocco
Country	Morocco
Region	Meknès-Tafilalet
Capital	Errachidia
Government
• Governor	Abdellah Amimi
Area
• Total	60,000 km2 (20,000 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	556,612
• Density	8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Website	http://www.errachidia.org/

Errachidia (or Er-rachidia) is a province located on the south east of Morocco, in the Meknès-Tafilalet region, and it is considered to be one of the most historically important regions of Morocco. It is Errachidia is bordered by the province of Figuig to the east, Beni Mellal and Azilal Khenifra to the west, Boulmane to the north and Algeria to the south.

Errachidia, whose former name is Ksar Souk, was named My Rachid, in tribute to one of the main founders of the Alaouite dynasty, the current Morrocan royal family.

Cities

• Agourai
• Ait Riban
• Alnif
• Aoufous
• Assoul
• Boudnib
• Erfoud
• Errachidia
• Goulmima
• Gourrama
• Imilchil
• Jorf
• Moulay Ali Cherif
• Rich
• Rissani
• Tinejdad

External links

• Site of the region Errachidia-Tafilalet