General Data. The Ghomara confederation consists of nine tribes which are located in the province of Chefchaouen. Ghomara Berber is spoken in two tribes, Beni Bouzra and an adjacent part of the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (the fraction of the Beni Ɛṛuṣ), while all other Ghomarans speak Arabic. The number of Ghomara Berber speakers is approximately 10,000 (El Hannouche, 2010:25). The main center is the Arabic-speaking town of Bou Ahmed, which is the administrative centre and commercial centre (the weekly market is held there). According to the 2004 census, almost nobody in Beni Bouzra had a degree in secondary education or higher, while only a quarter had a degree in primary education. The illiteracy rate was 63,7%. There are two primary schools in Iɛṛaben. For secondary education, pupils have to move to the town Stiḥat some 20 kilometers away.
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