Zinat
| Zinat Central Atlas Tamazight ⵣⵉⵏⴰⵜ |
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 Morocco
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| Region : | Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma | ||||
| Province : | Tetouan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35 ° 28 ′ N , 5 ° 24 ′ W | ||||
| Height : | 500 m | ||||
Zinat ( Central Atlas Tamazight ⵣⵉⵏⴰⵜ ) is a place in the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma region , 16 kilometers south of Tétouan . It is located 500 m above sea level in the Rif Mountains in an eastern side valley of the Tetouan river valley.
history
On June 16, 1903, troops of Mulley Ahmed, ( Chérif de Ouezzane ) attacked Zinat, beheaded a man in the house of Ahmed ben Mohammed el-Raisuli , took his head as a trophy , set the house on fire and stole cattle. Walter Burton Harris wanted to find out if Raisuli was dead and was captured by the men of Raisuli and held in the remains of the house of Raisuli for nine days. For the release of Harris, the supporters of Raisuli demanded the release of initially 12 tribesmen from the hands of the central government in Fez under Abd al-Aziz (Morocco) . When the tribesmen later increased demands for the release of 56, Harris had the demand forwarded to the British ambassador. According to his portrayal in Morocco as it was , he threatened that the 56 tribe members captured would be killed and burned in the event of his death, which he imagined would deprive him of the possibility of a resurrection and allegedly reduce the claim back to 12. Harris enthusiastically showed his belief in superiority over the Mohr . Harris found the Dahir (sultan's decree) in a Raissuli kitchen cupboard, with which Bou Hamara appointed Raisuli as governor of the hill tribes of north-west Morocco.
After nine days, the hostage Harris was released to the Anjera tribe and taken to the village of Sheikh Duas .
On May 18, 1904, Raisulis had Ion Perdicaris and Cromwell Varley kidnapped. Raisuli's house in Zinat has meanwhile been expanded like a fortress. Under international pressure - there were French and Spanish warships in the Bay of Tangier - Abd al-Aziz Zinat attacked on January 5, 1907. The following night, Raisulis evacuated Zinat. On January 6, 1907 Zinat, under the guidance of Si Abderrahman ben Sedira, an Algerian Harki , shot at with guns stormed, looted and burned.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Morocco That Was, William Blackwood 1921, Paperback: Redwood Burn Ltd. Trowbridge, Wiltshire, 1983 p. 75
- ↑ Harris p. 179 ff.
- ↑ New York Times , July 14, 1903, Walter B. Harris Describes His Experience MOROCCAN BRIGANDS TORTURE JOURNALIST.pdf (English)
- ↑ Harris p. 201 ff.
- ↑ New York Times January 7, 1907, RAISULI'S STRONGHOLD PILLAGED AND BURNED; Moorish Army Charges, Only to Find Zinat Abandoned. BANDIT OFF WITH 700 MEN Minister of War Is Now Expected to Move Against Mulai Mohammed, Pretender to the Throne. RAIS ULI'S STRONHOLD PILLAGED AND BURNED PDF
- ^ New York Times January 7, 1907, MOORISH GUNS SHELL ZINAT Town Reported Half in Ruins, Rais Uli Said to Have Fled. PDF