Sidi Harazem
| Sidi Harazem سيدي احرازم ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⵃⵕⴰⵣⵎ |
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 Morocco
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| Region : | Fès-Meknes | ||||
| Prefecture : | Fez | ||||
| Coordinates | 34 ° 2 ′ N , 4 ° 53 ′ W | ||||
| Residents : | 5,133 (2004) | ||||
| Height : | 288 m | ||||
Sidi Harazem or Sidi Hrazem ( Arabic سيدي احرازم; Central Atlas Tamazight ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⵃⵕⴰⵣⵎ Sidi Ḥṛazm ) is a small town with about 5500 inhabitants in the province of Fès in the Fès-Meknes region in northern Morocco . The city is known nationwide as a health resort; Mineral water is also produced here.
location
Sidi Harazem is located in an agriculturally used hilly landscape in the northern foothills of the Middle Atlas about 15 km (driving distance) east of Fès at an altitude of about 290 m above sea level. d. M.
population
The residents of the small town are of both Berber and Arab origins. However, the differences have largely blurred in the past and Moroccan Arabic is the main language spoken.
economy
The place, which has numerous hotels, guest houses, restaurants etc., is mainly known for its 35 ° hot thermal spring and is therefore visited by many Moroccans from the cities of the north.
history
It is possible that the thermal springs in the area around Fès (see Moulay Yacoub ) were already known in antiquity, but no archaeological evidence has been found in this regard. In the Middle Ages, the veneration of the local saint ( marabout ) and Sufis Ali ibn Harzihim, who died in Fez in 1163 and was also buried there, arose in Sidi Harazem . Leo Africanus mentions the site in his description of Africa . In the 17th century, Sultan Moulay ar-Raschid promoted the construction of a new mausoleum ( qubba ). In the 20th century, however, the veneration of saints has largely faded into the background compared to spa tourism.
Attractions
- Marabout mausoleum
- Sidi Harazem hotel and thermal baths, a 1960s brutalist building designed by the architect Jean-François Zevaco
literature
- Peter Lindner: sanctuary or spa? Functional change in traditional pilgrimage sites in Morocco using the example of Sidi Harazem and Moulay Jacoub. (PDF; 2.2 MB) Erlanger Geographical Works, booklet 58. Self-published by the Franconian Geographical Society in commission at Palm & Enke, Erlangen 1996
Web links
- Sidi Harazem - satellite photo + brief information
- Sidi Harazem - photos + brief information
- Landscape near Sidi Harazem - photo
- public mineral spring of Sidi Harazem - photo
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population statistics Morocco ( Memento from July 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )