Chiadma
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Chiadma is a tribe located in the Morocco, dwelling mainly at the Atlantic coast in the region between Safi
Safi, Morocco
Safi is a city in western Morocco on the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of the Doukkala-Abda Region, it has a population of 282,227 , but is also the centre of an agglomeration which has an estimated 793,000 inhabitants ....

 and Essaouira
Essaouira
Mogador redirects here, for the hamlet in Surrey see Mogador, Surrey.Essaouira is a city in the western Moroccan economic region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, on the Atlantic coast. Since the 16th century, the city has also been known by its Portuguese name of Mogador or Mogadore...

. They mainly speak Moroccan Arabic with a special accent. The language factor is the main difference to the neighbouring tribe further to the south, Haha.

The Chiadma celebrate every year a pilgrimage known as Regraga
Regraga
The Regraga are a sub-tribe of the Masmuda. They are also one of three tribes that formed the population of Essaouira, Morocco. The Regraga came from the Jbel Hadid mountains and introduced Islam to the region; the other tribes were the Berber Haha and the Chiadma...

which lasts 40 days and includes also some Haha populations.
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