Abstract EN:

The focus of this study is on space organization of the musem (french : moussem), a great collective pilgrimage that takes place each year, of Moulay Abdellah Amghar. He is a saint whose sanctuary is in a rural milieu, 12 kms far from El Jadida on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. Space organization concerned in here is in its physical and social aspects, the latter is more varied because of the multi functionality of such phenomenon. Though we account of its sociological aspects, its mystic and also its therapeutic dimensions seeked in by the pilgrims nowadays and its political role in the past. Part one of the research begins with on over view of maraboutism phenomenon :a historical view of Moulay Abdellah Amghar surrounding rural community (about 2000 inhabitants) and thhe description of the site and of different activities in the milieu. Part two deals with the period of the musem itself. A population estimated to nearly 45. 000 visitors comes each year to this celebration pilgrimage. We studied the location of the merchants and the repartition of the pilgrims, also their membership, their movements and their organizing of rituals. Although my familiarity with Moulay Abdellah Amghar's musem and therefore my participant observation, I used an oral questionnaire to get information from visitors. Inventories of different kinds of merchants, temporary inhabitations are done supported with graphic illustrations and photographs. Lastly an on urbanization object related to the Jorf Lasfar set up phosphate complex located five kilometers from our mentioned rural community.