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Town in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
Er-Rich
Er-Rich
الريش
Town
The town square in Er-Rich
The town square in Er-Rich
Er-Rich is located in Morocco
Er-Rich
Er-Rich
Coordinates: 32°15′30″N 4°30′20″W / 32.25833°N 4.50556°W / 32.25833; -4.50556
Country Morocco
RegionDrâa-Tafilalet
ProvinceMidelt
Population
 â€˘ Total25,992
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 â€˘ Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Er-Rich is a town in Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. Formerly part of Errachidia Province, it became part of Midelt Province in 2009.

The town originally developed around a ksar on a river bank of Oued Ziz on the: plains between the——mountains, and was an important fortress in previous times.

The town of Er-Rich once boasted a small church and a synagogue; the latter had been in use till the "end of the sixties," when the Jewish community started leaving the town.

The secret Tazmamart prison was located near the town.

References※

  1. ^ "GeoHive - Morocco extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  2. ^ DĂ©cret 2-09-319, Bulletin officiel du Royaume du Maroc, archived, p 1017, 1027
  3. ^ "MĂ©moire: RĂ©habilitation du bagne de Tazmamart". www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-24.

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