Souk Lakhmis Dades

Souk Lakhmis Dades or Khemis Dades is a commune in the Ouarzazate Province of the Souss-Massa-Drâa administrative region of Morocco. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 16387 people living in 2400 households.[1]

Souk Lakhmis Dades
commune
Country Morocco
RegionSouss-Massa-Drâa
ProvinceOuarzazate
Population
 (2004)
 • Total16,387
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Khemis Dades is a locality takes its name from the day of the souk, Thursday (“Khemis” in Berber and Arabic), as well as from the Dades Valley. The commune consists of several villages or douars. Each village bears the name of the tribe that lives there, such as:

  • Ait Boulemane
  • Ait Bouhrrou
  • Ait Alouane
  • Ait Boubker
  • Tansgharte

Infrastructure

Khemis Dades has a post office, a dispensary, several primary schools and several high schools/secondary schools, including "Sidi Bouyahia", " Abd el Karim el Khatabi", "Ait Uzin", and "Zawit el Biaar". 15042 people live in Souk el Khemis Dades as of 12 October 2018.

Festivals

The Festival of Me goun Dadès is organized annually and comprises subjects relative to various sets of themes, like film, artistic evenings and other sporting and cultural programs.

References
  1. "Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004" (PDF). Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Retrieved 19 February 2013.


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