Errashidia
الرشيدية | |
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City | |
 Main road in Er Rashidia | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Errashidia location of Errachidia in Morocco  Errashidia Errashidia (Africa) | |
| 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
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