Local Residents of Remlia,Morocco

Morocco is well known for the richness of the heritage of its ethnic groups. Many writers and anthropologists, such as David Hard and Cynthia Becker, display much interest in discovering the origins and diversity of these ethnic groups. The oasis of Ramlia is inhabited by the Ait Khabbash group, which is part of the Ait Atta group. This group is important in south-eastern Morocco. Cynthia Becker states that, “Ait Khabbash” is a sub-group of the Ait Atta, which is the largest Berber or Amazigh group in the south-eastern part of Morocco” (2002,p.101).
Historically speaking, the Ait Khabbash people united to face the French colonizers whose purpose was to exploit the wealth of the country. The French left the region after many victories of the Amazigh people. This notion of unity among Ait khabbash is confirmed by Cynthia Becker in stating that “Blood relationships are a point of great concern to the Ait Khabbash, who believe they are an ethnically pure group descended from a single individual named Dadda Atta, who lived in south-western Morocco in the sixteenth century” (p. 108).
The local residents of the oasis of Ramlia, Ait Khabbash, are divided according to the roots to find Ait Amar, Irjdaln, Izoulayn, and Ilhyan. Ait Tghla are followers of Irjdalen.