Zawiya Dila'iya
Zawiya Dila'iya الزاوية الدلائية (Arabic) | |||||||||
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| 1637–1668 | |||||||||
State of fragmentation of Morocco after the assassination of the last Saadian sultan (Zawia of Dila in yellow) | |||||||||
| Status | Ruling dynasty of Morocco (1659–1663) | ||||||||
| Capital | Dila | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic Berber | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Sheikh, later Sultan | |||||||||
• 1637–1668 | Mohammed al-Hajj | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Rebellion | 1637 | ||||||||
• 'Alawite annexation | 1668 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Morocco | ||||||||
| History of Morocco |
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The Zawiya Dila'iya (Arabic: الزاوية الدلائية, Berber languages: Ait Idilla), also known as the Zawiya of Dila and the Dila'iya Sultanate, was a Sufi brotherhood, centred in the Middle Atlas range of Morocco.