Case file · Folklore / legend
Sidi Chamharouch, king of the jinn
A white-painted shrine on the path up Toubkal in the High Atlas honours Shamharush, one of the seven kings of the jinn in Islamic magical lore. Pilgrims come to be cured of possession and madness.
1225 CE · 31.10, -7.92 · status: legend
The account
The name appears in the medieval grimoire tradition attributed to al-Buni (died 1225). Non-Muslims may not cross the bridge to the shrine.