Sous

region
Country	Morocco
Coordinate location	30°18′0″N 9°20′0″W

De Sous region (dem sanso spell Sus, Suss, Souss anaa Sousse) (Arabic: سوس, romanized: sūs, Tachelhit: ⵙⵓⵙ, romanized: sus) wey historical, cultural den geographical region of Morocco, wich dey constitute part of de region administration of Souss-Massa den Guelmim-Oued Noun. De region wey dem know for de endemic argan tree (wich cam be a symbol of Souss) as well as for being de capital of de Shilha Berber ethnic group. Ebe major commercial den tourist agricultural region of Morocco. Vegetable production, shared between very large farms den small producers, dey contribute to de economic development of de region. De Souss plain dey produce 40% of Moroccan citrus fruits, den 60% of de production of early vegetables.^[1] wey be historically a stage of trans-Saharan trade.

History

Medieval Arab geographers generally divide de Sous region into two distinct sub-regions: as-Sūs al-Aqṣā (السوس الأقصى 'de far Sus'), den as-Sūs al-Adnā (السوس الأدنى 'the near Sus').^[1]^[2]^[3] Sus al-Aqsa consist of de southern/western part, wey Sus al-Adna consist of de northern/eastern part; however, na der never be any precise boundaries between de two.^[3] Na de capital of de Sous be at Igli.^[4] Der sanso be a ribat at Massa near de Atlantic coast.^[4]

Bibliography

Boogert, Nico van den. De Berber Literary Tradition of de Sous: with an edition den translation of 'de Ocean of Tears' by Muḥammad Awzal (d. 1749), Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 1997.
Montagne, Robert. Les Berbères et le Makhzen dans le sud du Maroc; essai sur la transformation politique des Berbères sédentaires (groupe Chleuh). Rabat: Dar Al-Aman, 2013 .
UNESCO Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve

References

1 2 Lévi Provençal, E. (1913). "al-Sūs al-Aḳṣā". Brill Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (Web). BRILL (published 1936). ISBN 978-9004082656. Retrieved 8 March 2022. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
↑ Mohamed, Mohamed Hassan (2012). Between Caravan and Sultan: The Bayruk of Southern Morocco: A Study in History and Identity. Leiden, Boston: Brill. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-9004183827. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
1 2 Coppée, Henry (1881). History of the Conquest of Spain by the Arab-Moors: With a Sketch of the Civilization which They Achieved, and Imparted to Europe, Volume 1. Boston: Little, Brown, & Company. pp. 68, 190, 351. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
1 2 Jenkins, R. G. (1979). "'Abd Allāh b. Yāsīn and the Almoravids". In Willis, John Ralph (ed.). Studies in West African Islamic History: Volume 1: The Cultivators of Islam, Volume 2: The Evolution of Islamic Institutions & Volume 3: The Growth of Arabic Literature. Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 81–3. ISBN 978-1-136-25160-3. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

External links

Euratlas Periodis Web - Map of Suss in Year 1600

[Brill2-1] 1 2 Lévi Provençal, E. (1913). "al-Sūs al-Aḳṣā". Brill Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition (Web). BRILL (published 1936). ISBN 978-9004082656. Retrieved 8 March 2022. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[Mohamed_2012-2] Mohamed, Mohamed Hassan (2012). Between Caravan and Sultan: The Bayruk of Southern Morocco: A Study in History and Identity. Leiden, Boston: Brill. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-9004183827. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[Coppée_1881-3] 1 2 Coppée, Henry (1881). History of the Conquest of Spain by the Arab-Moors: With a Sketch of the Civilization which They Achieved, and Imparted to Europe, Volume 1. Boston: Little, Brown, & Company. pp. 68, 190, 351. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[Jenkins_1979-4] 1 2 Jenkins, R. G. (1979). "'Abd Allāh b. Yāsīn and the Almoravids". In Willis, John Ralph (ed.). Studies in West African Islamic History: Volume 1: The Cultivators of Islam, Volume 2: The Evolution of Islamic Institutions & Volume 3: The Growth of Arabic Literature. Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 81–3. ISBN 978-1-136-25160-3. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

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