Tours from Agadir

Agadir is one of the major urban centres of Morocco. The municipality of Agadir recorded a population of 924,000 in the 2014 Moroccan census.^[1] According to the 2004 census, there were 346,106 inhabitants in that year^[2] and the population of the Prefecture of Agadir-Ida Outanane was 487,954 inhabitants.^[2]

Agadir is known for being the capital of Amazigh culture in Morocco.^[3][4] It is one of the few big Moroccan cities where Tamazight, one of Morocco’s two official languages, is spoken by more than half of the population. The native variety to the region, Tachelhit, is spoken by 222,000 speakers,^[5] representing 53.7% of the entire population.^[6] Agadir is also a place for many festivals related to Amazigh culture, such as The New Amazigh Year, celebrated on 13 January every year throughout the city, especially in the downtown area.^[7][8][9] The Bilmawen Festival is another old Berber tradition celebrated in the suburbs of the city.^[10] Additionally, the Issni N’Ourgh International festival is a festival for Amazigh films.^[4] Agadir is also the birthplace of many of the pillars of Shilha and Amazigh music, such as Izenzaren, Oudaden, and many others.