The most populous of the five khmas around 1930. Beaurpère's table (1930) divides it into two groupings, Aït Zemro and Aït Hasso; according to Spillmann, the Aït Atta rather divided it into three “thirds”. With the Aït Ounir and Aït Ouallal it formed the oldest core of the confederation and was long its dominant khoms; Spillmann describes it as weakened since the late nineteenth century by internal divisions and by pressure from the other khmas, to the point of having ceded qsour in the Draa to the Aït Isfoul. An in-depth page is devoted to it.
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Notables
- Mohaddach ould el Hajj FaskaOf the Aït Bou Iknifen, about 45 around 1930; champion of the Glaoui's party in the upper Dadès and the Todgha since 1919.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 68-69 (orig. p. 83)
- Assou ou Baslam (Assou Oubasslam)Of the Ilemchan; Mohaddach's personal enemy, he gathers those who refuse the Makhzen's authority.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 69 (orig. p. 84)
- Hammou ou Lahsen ben MerghiOf the Aït Bou Daoud, born around 1860; former amghar n-ufilla of the Aït Atta.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 69 (orig. p. 84)
Classifications according to the sources
- Two groupings: Aït Zemro (four tribes) and Aït Hasso.Beaurpère (lieutenant) (1931), tableau du khoms (PDF p. 73)
- Three “thirds”: Aït Bou Iknifen and Aït Aïssa ou Brahim; Ilemchan and Ignaouen; Aït Hassou.Spillmann (2007), trad. p. 67 (orig. p. 82)
- Two sub-fifths: Ait Zimru and Ait Hassu.Hart (1984), p. 11
Sources — 3 sources cited · 3 independent documentary line(s)