Skoura

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| official_name = Skoura | other_name = | native_name = ⵙⴽⵓⵔⴰ سكورة | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | motto = | image_skyline = Morocco, Souss-Massa-Draa Region, Ouarzazate Province, Skoura (9).JPG | imagesize = 300 | image_caption = The modern town centre of Skoura | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Drâa-Tafilalet | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Ouarzazate Province | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2014 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 4332 (town center) 24,055 (region) | population_density_km2 = | timezone = WET | utc_offset = +0 | timezone_DST = WEST | utc_offset_DST = +1 | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = 'Abid, members of the Black Guard of the early Alaouite sultans or other slaves often placed in charge of households, many of whom are part of religious brotherhoods characterized as the Gnawa. A long-standing Jewish community also existed in the oasis, possibly since its foundation, and historically participated in many of the same activities and even the same festivals as the Muslim population. The Jewish community has left physical traces such as tombs and cemeteries. There were also prominent religious Muslim families who were leaders of local Sufi zawiyas (shrines or religious centers) and held a special status among the rest of the population.