Talat N'Yaaqoub
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 Morocco
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| Region : | Marrakech-Safi | ||||
| Province : | Al Haouz | ||||
| Coordinates | 30 ° 59 ′ N , 8 ° 11 ′ W | ||||
| Residents : | 7,702 (2004) | ||||
| Height : | 1300 m | ||||
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Talat N'Yaaqoub or Talâat N'Yakoub ( Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵍⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵄⵇⵓⴱ Talat n Iɛqub ; Arabic ثلاثاء نيعقوب) is a rural community ( commune rurale ) consisting of several villages with about 8000 inhabitants in the Moroccan province of Al Haouz in the Marrakech-Safi region in the High Atlas .
location
Talat N'Yakoub is located on the R203 on the upper reaches of the Oued Nfiss at an altitude of about 1300 m . The villages of Tinmal and Tazalt , about 8 and 15 km away, respectively, are part of the municipality.
population
The local population consists almost exclusively of Berbers from the Goundafa tribe . They speak the regional Berber dialect but also Moroccan Arabic and a little French.
economy
Until well into the 20th century, the inhabitants of the Bergoase lived as self-sufficient farmers from agriculture, which to a large extent also included cattle breeding (sheep, goats, chickens); Retail trade and handicrafts also played a certain role. After reduced or no rainfall at all in the 1970s and 1980s, many men in search of work migrated to the cities of the north and support their families at home with cash transfers; At the same time, the income from trekking and hiking tourism in the High Atlas region has become of considerable importance for the overall economic situation in the region. The expansion of the R203 has also contributed a lot to the development of the mountain region.
history
In the absence of written records, almost nothing is known about the ancient history of the place. The Goundafa Berber clan, who immigrated to the Nfiss Valley in the 19th century, cooperated with the French colonial rulers and at times formed a regional counterweight to Thami El Glaoui's claim to supra-regional power .
Attractions
- The place itself has no sights, but the Almohad mosque of Tinmal is definitely worth seeing.
- The village of Tazalt offers scenic surroundings.
Surroundings
- On a hilltop on the border with the neighboring municipality Ijoukak a rising as Agadir n'Gouf called Kasbah of Goundafa clan.
Web links
- Talat N'Yakoub and surroundings - map etc.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Moroccan population statistics ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
