Contact & Sources

Bibliography, academic references, and correspondence

Bibliography & Sources

Primary and secondary sources documenting the Ouchen lineage

Benjelloun, Abdelmajid

Fragments of History of the Oriental Rif (Fragments d'histoire du Rif Oriental)

Historical archive, 275 pages

Hassan Ouchen Collection

Private family archive: land deeds, genealogical scrolls (Sajaras), diplomatic correspondence, royal Dahirs

Primary source archive

El Alminar de Melilla

"Ouchen, el señor del barranco" (14 May 2021)

Historical article

Ouchene, Omar

The Lords of the Barranco: The Ouchene Dynasty

Family chronicle (2024)

Spanish Military Archives, Melilla

Correspondence of the Comandancia General de Melilla (1850–1912)

Colonial archive

Moroccan Royal Archives

Dahirs of recognition and tax exemption for Ouchene (أوشن)

Royal decrees

Contact

For academic inquiries, historical research, or media requests

OUCHENE

· أوشن

Lords of the Barranco, Guardians of the Oriental Rif. A noble lineage rooted in Morocco. The 275-page archive was assembled and preserved by Hassan Ouchen (رحمه الله). It has since been digitized by Omar Ouchene and family members in Morocco and the Netherlands, with a full republication in written and filmed form forthcoming.

Sources

Benjelloun, A.: Fragments of History of the Oriental Rif

Hassan Ouchen Archive, 275 pages (رحمه الله)

El Alminar de Melilla (2021)

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