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Filaha doukkala abda
Doukkala (Berber: ⴷⴷⵓ ⴰⴽⴰⵍ,ddu Akal;Arabic: دكالة) is a natural region of Morocco made of fertile plains and forests. Nowadays it is part of the Casablanca-Settat administrative region.
Contents
- Filaha doukkala abda
- Farhat doukkala l art traditionnel dans toute sa splendeur
- History
- Geography
- References
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It is a plain stretching from the Atlantic Ocean south of Oum Er-Rbia River up to some 50 km further southward and the same distance eastward.
![Doukkala DoukkalaAbda Region Photos Featured Images of DoukkalaAbda](https://alchetron.com/cdn/doukkala-fbc31536-ae1f-4566-9095-f7a5988f51b-resize-750.jpeg)
The main urban centers are Sidi Smail, Sidi Bennour, Had Ouled Frej and Khemis Zemamra. Sidi Bennour is the fastest developing center of the four.
![Doukkala fantasia Doukkala Ziri Ouchen Flickr](https://alchetron.com/cdn/doukkala-ef6613a5-7e5d-4c7c-bbcb-ad05e5e32c4-resize-750.jpeg)
It is mainly an agricultural region, with few tourist attractions.
Farhat doukkala l art traditionnel dans toute sa splendeur
History
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The name is derived from the Berber ddu (under) and akal (land), thus meaning "low land", i.e. 'the plain'. Historically, "Doukkala" (idukalen) referred to a Berber tribe which occupied the territory from Anfa (Casablanca) to Asfi. They revolted against Almohad kings in the 12th century. About 1160, the Almohad ruler Abd al-Mu'min settled Arab bedouin tribes there, a coalition of whom he had defeated earlier in Tunisia.
![Doukkala Doukkala Wikipedia](https://alchetron.com/cdn/doukkala-4372dc56-8782-48d9-806c-77cb5286cee-resize-750.jpg)
At the end of the French protectorate (ca 1950), there lived in Doukkala 372,269 Muslims, 2,680 Europeans and 3,933 Jews.
Geography
Doukkala is divided in three sub-regions, parallel to the seacoast.
![Doukkala De la verdure doukkala YouTube](https://alchetron.com/cdn/doukkala-8295432c-11cd-402c-b441-85e7c0f0bd9-resize-750.jpeg)
The only mountain to be seen is "Jbel Lakhdar", at the border with the plain of Rahamna.
![Doukkala Tribus du Maroc](https://alchetron.com/cdn/doukkala-71a9d26c-413b-4611-8b9c-a85197b7c1d-resize-750.png)
The plain is subject to flooding. "Warar", a temporary natural lake between Sidi Bennour and Arbaa Od Aamran only fills in rainy years. Its largest surface was noted in 1916, 1966 and 2008.