THE MOSTE IMPORTENT HISTORICAL EVENTS IN THE PROVINCE OF TATA | AN INTRODUCTION

Tata region covers an area of 25925 square kilometers from the southern slopes to the small atlas of the liberated desert. It has a population of 121618 people, of which 82558 are in the rural area compared to 39060 in the urban area according to the 2004 census. The Taroudant region in the north and the Zagora region, Ouarzazate in the north-east, the province of Assa-Zac to the south and the Moroccan-Algerian borders in the east and south-east. The population of the region is divided among four municipalities: Tata, Aqqa, Al-Husn, Zikid, 16 rural communities and more than 250 mosques.

The territory of Tata is one of the oldest human habitation centers in Morocco, where man has settled since ancient times in the foot, as confirmed by the rock inscriptions and stone tools that are found throughout the territory. For centuries, it has been one of the main axes of the old desert trade, and one of the most important channels through which Morocco deals with sub-Saharan Africa. Since the prehistoric period was a passage for the so-called road vehicles, which was later called the Path of the Pythagoreans, and increased its role in this area, especially after the construction of the city of Tamdolt famous time Adarisa, the city which was one of the most important caravan routes to Sudan from the rest of Morocco, This role extends back to the nineteenth century, and contributed to the transmission of civilizational influences between Morocco and Africa.

In addition, the Tata region contributed to the building of Islamic culture and civilization in Morocco through its numerous ancient schools and schools where the scientific movement flourished. Some of them achieved great fame and fame. They also presented prominent scientific figures and personalities such as Abdullah bin Yassin, Sheikh Altmanarti, Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Aqawi and his grandson Sidi Abdullah bin Mubarak and scholars of the Hussein family in Tata and the scholars of the Jacobite families with the mother of Nettlat etc. Thus, the history of the Territory and its economic, scientific, religious and multi-racial and cultural aspects of its population have given it an important and varied heritage.