Errachidia

City in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Errashidia الرشيدية
City
Main road in Er Rashidia
Coat of arms
31°55′55″N 4°25′28″W / 31.93194°N 4.42444°W / 31.93194; -4.42444
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

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

The city was part of the route of the 2006 and 2007 Dakar Rally.

Climate

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)
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

Abdalaati Iguider - 1500m runner
Rachid Neqrouz - Former footballer
Mohamed Ounajem - professional footballer
Meir Sheetrit - Former Member of the Knesset and Minister in Israel

References

^ "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.