The descent of Ait Ourain from the mountainto Loutaand the circumstances of the formation of the Tahla Center

محمد ازكرار; Mohamed Azekrar

Article Details

The descent of Ait Ourain from the mountainto Loutaand the circumstances of the formation of the Tahla Center

Authors:

محمد ازكرار | Mohamed Azekrar

Publisher:

Mogador Center for Studies and Research (MCSR)

Journal:

The Lixus Journal of History and Humanities Vol.2 Issue 56, pp.62-50

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2025

Document Language:

Arabic

Document ID (Org No.):

2001843281

pISSN:

2605-6259

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Abstract:

 After moving from the Figuig region and settling for decades in the high mountains of Bouiblane and Moussa Oussaleh, the Ait Ouarain tribe was able, since the late eighteenth century, to gradually descend from the rugged mountainous areas with their harsh climate towards the lowlands such as the Guercif plain and the Inaouen basin, with the aim of benefiting from the abundant pastures and fertile lands suitable for agriculture. After a long period of conflict with its rival tribes, sometimes allied with the Makhzen and sometimes with the French colonizer, the Ait Ouarain tribe was able to extend its influence over a vast geographical area extending between the Bouiblane mountains in the south, the Tazekka mountains in the north, the messoun Valley in the east, and the Inaouen Valley in the west. The problem posed by the study lies in understanding the dialectical relationship between the movements of the Ait Ourain tribe and the circumstances of the formation and growth of the Tahla center, by relying on the historical and analytical approaches, through research into the emergence of the Ait Ourain tribe and the stages of its expansion and descent into the lowlands/Louta and highlighting the consequences of that descent. The article concluded that the movements of the descent contributed to the formation of the Tahla center, which was transformed from a small and marginal village into an urban center with a high capacity for attraction and polarization.

Article Details

The descent of Ait Ourain from the mountainto Loutaand the circumstances of the formation of the Tahla Center

Authors:

محمد ازكرار | Mohamed Azekrar

Publisher:

Mogador Center for Studies and Research (MCSR)

Journal:

The Lixus Journal of History and Humanities Vol.2 Issue 56, pp.62-50

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2025

Document Language:

Arabic

Document ID (Org No.):

2001843281

pISSN:

2605-6259

قبيلة آيت وراين

النزول

الجبل

لوطا

تاهلة

Ait Ourain tribe

descent

mountain

Louta

Tahla

Issues

Article Details

Authors: محمد ازكرار | Mohamed Azekrar

Publisher: Mogador Center for Studies and Research (MCSR)

Journal: The Lixus Journal of History and Humanities Vol.2 Issue 56, pp.62-50

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2025

Document Language: Arabic

Document ID (Org No.): 2001843281

pISSN: 2605-6259

Issues

Authors:

محمد ازكرار | Mohamed Azekrar

Publisher:

Mogador Center for Studies and Research (MCSR)

Journal:

The Lixus Journal of History and Humanities Vol.2 Issue 56, pp.62-50

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2025

Document Language:

Arabic

Document ID (Org No.):

2001843281

pISSN:

2605-6259