Shula S'boula/Jiboula

RobT · 5th June 2025, 12:53 AM

Hi All,

I decided to resurrect this thread because of a map in the online sample of Hans Wealth’s book (https://www.armes-anciennes-du-maroc..._selection.pdf). The map shows areas for the Moroccan khanjar, shula, s’boula, and various styles of koummya, The areas for both the shula and s’boula are in the northernmost part of Morocco. The shula area is roughly oriented east to west and extends over almost all of the Alboran seacoast (part of the Mediterranean) while the s’boula area is roughly oriented north to south and its coastline is mostly on the Atlantic with a small portion on the Alboran seacoast. The s’boula area is larger than the shula area.
The important thing is that the shula and s’boula areas overlap in part. This likely explains why my dagger wound up with an s’boula hilt on a shula blade and sheath.

Sincerely,
RobT

5th June 2025, 12:53 AM	#4
RobT Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 547	New Information Hi All, I decided to resurrect this thread because of a map in the online sample of Hans Wealth’s book (https://www.armes-anciennes-du-maroc..._selection.pdf). The map shows areas for the Moroccan khanjar, shula, s’boula, and various styles of koummya, The areas for both the shula and s’boula are in the northernmost part of Morocco. The shula area is roughly oriented east to west and extends over almost all of the Alboran seacoast (part of the Mediterranean) while the s’boula area is roughly oriented north to south and its coastline is mostly on the Atlantic with a small portion on the Alboran seacoast. The s’boula area is larger than the shula area. The important thing is that the shula and s’boula areas overlap in part. This likely explains why my dagger wound up with an s’boula hilt on a shula blade and sheath. Sincerely, RobT