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Chaouia (Morocco)

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203: 465:« Ce terme pluriel "Chaoui", signifie possesseurs de troupeaux de moutons. A l'origine, il servait vraisemblablement à désigner les Berbères nomades et tant que l'on tint compte de son étymologie – ainsi que semble l'avoir fait Ibn Khaldoun – le nom de Chaouia ne paraît pas avoir été donné indistinctement à toutes les tribus du Tamesna, mais seulement à celles purement pastorales des steppes de l'intérieur auxquelles il s'appliquait mieux qu'à la population déjà en partie agricole de la plaine littorale. Par la suite, ce qualificatif devint un véritable nom ethnique et sa signification première tomba dans l'oubli » - F. Weisberger (1935), via M. Belmir, 1051: 842: 20: 79:
Geographically, the Chaouia can be divided into two sub-regions: low and high. The low Chaouia being the coastal part while the high Chaouia is further inland. Soils vary in fertility: The dark tirs is prized for its high yields and is found among the Mdhakra, Ouled Hriz and Oulad said. There is also
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survey of Moroccan tribes published in 1915 reported that all of these tribes claimed a pure Arab origin. The Chaouia tribal confederation traditionally consists of 14 Arabic-speaking tribes:
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As Ibn Khaldoun said: (The people of Chaouia do possess sheeps (chaate) and cows as livestock, and their wealth is pretty good based on that). History of Ibn Khaldun, part 2 page. 15
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and an increased importance of Arab elements in the power equation of Morocco, to the point where no one could have ruled there without their co-operation.
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tribes in the area and the rest of the Moroccan coastal plains which were largely depopulated after the Almoravid conquest, including
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Throughout Morocco's history, the Chaouia was famous for farming wheat and barley, which were exported in years of abundance from
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to the northwest. The region covers a land area of nearly 14 000 km. The term also refers to a
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In the early 20th century, the Chaouia carried out a strong rebellion against the French. In 1907, the
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Mouvements sociaux et mouvements de résistance au Maroc: la grande siba de la Chaouia (1903-1907)
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where it was known as wardigha in reference to one of the tribes in the interior.
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Peuplement et arabisation au Maghreb occidental: dialectologie et histoire
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and entered the Chaouia region before extending their control over all of
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to its southwest, the Cherrate River to its northeast, the plain of
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Les espaces satellites de Casablanca : Chaouia et Doukkala
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The Cambridge History of Africa: From c. 500 B.C. to A.D. 1050
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in the Chaouia, published August 15, 1917 in the magazine
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The word "Chaouia" means "Land of Chaouis". "Chaoui" is a
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The Chaouia (or Shawiya) tribes come from a variety of
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confederacy, joined the Chaouia in the 19th century.
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Tribal confederation and historical region of Morocco
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Villes et Tribus du Maroc: Casablanca et les Chaouïa
649:(in French). Paris: Hachette Tourisme. p. 302. 381:Mainly Arab with Berber origins, due to subtribes 71:word meaning "possessors of sheep" or "shepherds". 39:) is a historical and ethno-geographical region of 1156: 231:origins, although today they are linguistically 489:تاريخ ابن خلدون - ابن خلدون - ج ٢ق١ - الصفحة ١٥ 1033: 824: 660:Fage, J. D.; Oliver, Roland Anthony (1975). 666:. Cambridge University Press. p. 360. 624:. Cambridge University Press. p. 190. 1040: 1026: 831: 817: 659: 142:in 1147, he encouraged the settlement of 118:Originally, the Chaouia was ruled by the 715:, n°166, 1987, pp.24-32 (ISSN 0035-3299) 201: 59:that traditionally inhabits the region. 18: 777:Mission Scientifique du Maroc (coll.), 773: 771: 617: 587:Pour une histoire linguistique du Maroc 553:Maroc : régions, pays, territoires 1157: 798:, Ed. Impr. Réunies (Casablanca), 1935 781:, Tome II, Ed. E. Leroux (Paris), 1915 769: 767: 765: 763: 761: 759: 757: 755: 753: 751: 644: 621:A History of African Societies to 1870 161:, which led to a further extension of 1021: 812: 723: 721: 638: 218: 106:Nowadays, the Chaouia is part of the 727: 613: 611: 609: 607: 579: 290:Arab (Ahlaf and Sabbah) and Berber ( 748: 130:, depopulating the area. After the 36: 13: 731:Tribe and Society in Rural Morocco 718: 653: 522: 14: 1186: 796:Casablanca et les Chaouia en 1900 618:Isichei, Elizabeth (1997-04-13). 604: 507: 398:Settled in the region during the 23:Map of the Chaouia and its tribes 1049: 840: 339:) origin, with some later Arab ( 788: 697: 680: 572:E. Lapeyre & E. Marchand, 566: 547:J.F. Troin & M. Berriane, 541: 516: 480: 459: 1: 734:. Routledge. pp. 27–28. 645:Fauvel, Jean-Jacques (1978). 452: 74: 62: 7: 713:Revue historique de l'armée 10: 1191: 805:, Ed. Larose (Paris), 1918 709:pacificateur de la Chaouia 694:, vol.17, 1976, pp.149-163 471:sur les pistes des Chaouia 422:Arab (Zughba, Banu Hilal) 113: 1091: 1060: 1005: 857: 51:to the southeast and the 1055:Berber tribes of Morocco 529:Encyclopædia Universalis 488: 410:Mainly Berber (Sanhaja) 122:until it was unified to 728:Hart, David M. (2014). 278:Previously part of the 206:A farmer in a field of 187: : Chaouia-North ( 110:administrative region. 43:. It is bounded by the 1175:Arab tribes in Morocco 803:Casablanca, la Chaouia 647:Le Guide bleu du Maroc 576:, 1918 (N. 2 43-120-3) 574:Casablanca, la Chaouia 215: 24: 692:Hesperis Tamuda Rabat 494:shiaonlinelibrary.com 205: 195:) and Chaouia-South ( 138:captured the town of 22: 1170:Geography of Morocco 1061:Tribal confederation 407:Oulad Sidi Bendaoud 173:bombarded Casablanca 57:tribal confederation 243: 191:), Chaouia-Center ( 181:French protectorate 1165:Regions of Morocco 593:, 1998, pp.11-26 ( 555:, 2002, pp.71-86 ( 242: 219:Tribal composition 216: 185:civilians controls 25: 1152: 1151: 1015: 1014: 673:978-0-521-20981-6 631:978-0-521-45599-2 450: 449: 108:Casablanca-Settat 45:Oum er-Rbi' River 1182: 1054: 1053: 1042: 1035: 1028: 1019: 1018: 845: 844: 833: 826: 819: 810: 809: 782: 775: 746: 745: 725: 716: 701: 695: 684: 678: 677: 657: 651: 650: 642: 636: 635: 615: 602: 583: 577: 570: 564: 545: 539: 538: 536: 535: 523:Fosset, Robert. 520: 514: 511: 505: 504: 502: 501: 484: 478: 463: 432:Berber (Zenata) 325:Berber (Zenata) 301:original group. 244: 241: 38: 1190: 1189: 1185: 1184: 1183: 1181: 1180: 1179: 1155: 1154: 1153: 1148: 1104:Ait Seghrouchen 1087: 1056: 1048: 1046: 1016: 1011: 1001: 853: 839: 837: 794:F. 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Index


Arabic
Morocco
Oum er-Rbi' River
Tadla
Atlantic Ocean
tribal confederation
Berber
terra rossa
Casablanca
Fédala
Azemmour
Marseille
Casablanca-Settat
Barghawata
Morocco
Almoravids
Almohad
Abd al-Mu'min
Marrakesh
Bedouin
Arab
Banu Hilal
Banu Sulaym
Banu Ma'qil
Arabic
French
bombarded Casablanca
Morocco
French protectorate

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