Tamdoult ⵜⴰⵎⴷⴷⵓⵍⵜ | |
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Site of medieval town | |
  Tamdoult Location withinMorocco | |
| Coordinates:29°17′46″N8°19′29″W / 29.296101°N 8.32481°W /29.296101; -8.32481 | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Souss-Massa |
| Province | Tata |
| Foundation date | 2nd century BC |
| Founded by | Berbers |
Tamdult (alsoTamedoult,Tamdlt;Arabic:تامدولت;Berber languages:ⵜⴰⵎⴷⴷⵓⵍⵜ) was a medieval city located near theDraa river south-east ofAkka,Morocco. It was an important and flourishing stop in theTrans-Saharan trade route, linkingNul (Asrir),Ouadane, andAwdaghust[1] toSijilmasa,Massa andN'fis. The city was founded in the second century BC by theBerbersShilha. In the ninth century one the sons ofIdriss II, founder of theIdrisid dynasty, who had been given a principality in theSous to reign over the Lamta tribe.[2][3]
The city and its fortress were allegedly destroyed in the 14th century by a king of theMarinid dynasty. Today, the shrine ofSidi Mohamed ben Abdallah Ichanaoui is the only surviving structure in the ruins site.[citation needed]
TheShrine of Sidi Shanawil is one of a number of shrines in theAnti-Atlas honoring, according to local narratives, Jewish prophets who died on their way to these communities coming fromPalestine.[4]
