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Zaouiat Ahansal
Rural commune and town
Zaouiat AhansalLocation in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°49′57″N 6°06′20″W / 31.8325°N 6.1056°W / 31.8325; -6.1056
Country	Morocco
Region	Tadla-Azilal
Province	Azilal Province
Population
• Total	10,435
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

Zaouiat Ahansal is a small town and rural commune in Azilal Province of the Tadla-Azilal region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 10435 people living in 1554 households.

History

The town was founded in the 13th century by an Islamic traveller and scholar named Sidi Said Ahansal, whose legend was claimed that his mentor told him to establish a religious school.

Today, the town is mostly inhabited by a group of nomadic Berber peoples, including the Aït Atta tribes.

Weekly Market

The weekly market that draws all the people of the area is held on Mondays near Zaouiat Ahansal.

NGOs

The Atlas Cultural Foundation and Les Amis de Amezray, based in France works closely with the people of Zaouiat Ahansal to provide developmental aid to the area.

References

1. "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
2. "Atlas Cultural Foundation –Where We Work".

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