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Errachidia Province

Local name: ‫إقليم الرشيدية‬

Located in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco Coordinates: 31°45′00″ N 4°30′00″ W

Errachidia Province
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Population
418,451
418.5K
Elevation
1,038 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Africa/Casablanca · UTC+00:00
Places inside
31
listed under Errachidia Province
When to go
March–AprilOctober–November
See the climate
Airports
ERH Moulay Ali Cherif Airport24 km
BEM Beni Mellal Airport186 km

About Errachidia Province

Errachidia Province is a district. Location: Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. Population: 418,451.

From Wikipedia

Errachidia (Arabic: إقليم الراشيدية; Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵕⵕⴰⵛⵉⴷⵉⵢⵢⴰ) is a province located in eastern central Morocco in the region of Dra-Tafilalt. largely corresponding to the Tafilalt and it's surroundings. Errachidia is bordered by Algeria to the southeast and by the Moroccan provinces of Figuig to the northeast, Midelt to the north, Tinghir to the west, and Zagora to the southwest. It is considered to be one of the most historically important regions of Morocco.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
59,585 km²
Official website
errachidia.org

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Errachidia Province

  • Zagora Province

Climate of Errachidia Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: March–April, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 19° · Night 8° · Rain 14 mm

Hottest month
July (day 39°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
February (14 mm)
Driest month
July (2 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Errachidia Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)15°17°21°25°29°35°39°38°32°26°19°16°
Average low (°C)2°5°8°12°16°21°24°23°19°13°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)1214111295247141412

Other places to visit in this season: March April October November

How to get to Errachidia Province

The nearest airport is Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Beni Mellal Airport (BEM) (186 km). The nearest large city is Beni Mellal, 186 km to the west.

Airports

  • Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH) Errachidia 24 kmnortheast
  • Beni Mellal Airport (BEM) Oulad Yaich 186 kmnorthwest
  • Zagora Airport (OZG) Zagora 210 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Beni Mellal Population: 210.4K 186 kmwest
  • Al Fqih Ben Çalah Population: 111.4K 223 kmnorthwest
  • El Kelaa des Srarhna Population: 104K 277 kmwest
  • Salé Al Jadida Population: 200K 326 kmnorthwest
  • Rabat Population: 1.7M 333 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Errachidia Province

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 3 natural sites.

25–60 km2 places

  • Kef Al Mdawra Mountain 51 kmS
  • Sijilmassa Historic site 56 kmS

60–100 km2 places

  • Jebel Ayachi Mountain 92 kmNW
  • Amchad Mountain 68 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Errachidia Province

31 places
  1. 7 Er-Rich 20.2K
  2. 8 Moulay Ali Cherif 20.1K
  3. 9 Aarab Sebbah Ziz 18.3K
  4. 10 Melaab 17.4K
  5. 11 Alnif 17.1K
  6. 12 Bni M Hamed Sijelma 16.7K
  7. 13 Goulmima 16.6K
  8. 14 Es-Sfalat 16.1K
  9. 15 Boudenib 12.4K
  10. 16 Jorf 12.1K
  11. 17 Aoufous 10.4K
  12. 18 Tinajdad 9.8K
  13. 19 Boudnib 9.7K
  14. 20 Tinejdad 7.5K
  15. 21 Assoul 6.6K
  16. 22 Sidi Ali 2.2K
  17. 23 Imilchil 606
  18. 24 Merzouga 500
  19. 25 Hassi Labied 150

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages4

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights1

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources