Ait Oulichek[a] (Tarifit: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵓⵍⵉⵛⴽ, Arabic: بني ولشك) is an Amazigh Riffian tribe located in the North-Eastern province of Morocco.
[7] Ayt (or Ait and Aït) or Beni is referred to as 'Descendants of' with the latter being the most common form of address of the Oulichek tribe until the recent Arabization in Morocco initiative.
In fact amongst Riffians the above tribes were called ikharajien, a Tamazight word of Arabic origin meaning "newcomers" or "false promisers".
They are considered to be immigrants and of black heritage and they would take on three hereditary of blacksmithing, piping at weddings and acting as public criers, measures and weighers in markets.
[12] (17) (16) (14) (11) (10) In 1920 the Spanish Army under the orders of General Manuel Fernández Silvestre began a campaign to control all the surrounding regions to Melilla and as a result, were able to subjugate the tribe of Ait Oulichek on 5 December 1920.