Er-Rich

Er-Rich is a town in Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco. Formerly part of Errachidia Province, it became part of Midelt Province in 2009.^[2]

Er-Rich Er-Rich الريش
Town
The town square in Er-Rich
Er-Rich
Coordinates: 32°15′30″N 4°30′20″W
Country	Morocco
Region	Drâa-Tafilalet
Province	Midelt
Population  (2014)
• Total	25,992[1]
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)

The town originally developed around a ksar on a river bank of Oued Ziz on the plains between the mountains, and was an important fortress in previous times.

The town of Er-Rich once boasted a small church and a synagogue; the latter had been in use till the end of the sixties, when the Jewish community started leaving the town.

The secret Tazmamart prison was located near the town.^[3]

References

1. "GeoHive - Morocco extended population statistics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
2. Décret 2-09-319, Bulletin officiel du Royaume du Maroc, archived, p 1017, 1027
3. "Mémoire: Réhabilitation du bagne de Tazmamart". www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma (in French). Retrieved 2023-07-24.