Beni Mellal
| Beni Mellal | |
|---|---|
| Administration | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Tadla-Azilal |
| Province | Beni Mellal |
| Mayor | Chada Ahmed ( MP ) ( 2009 ) |
| Postcode | 23000 |
| Geography | |
| Contact | 32 20 '22 "North 6 21 '39 "West / 32.339444, -6.360833 |
| Altitude | 620 m |
| Demography | |
| Population | 163 248 inhabitants (2004). |
Beni Mellal is a city in Morocco between the Middle Atlas and the plain of Tadla, in the center of the country. Located on the road of imperial cities Fes and Marrakech , it is open to the south of Morocco through the provinces of Errachidia in the East, Khenifra northeast and Ouarzazate in the Southwest. The city had 163,248 inhabitants in 2004.
Summary |
Geography and climate
The former name of Beni Mellal was Dai. Dai is a small river running through the city.
Beni Mellal is composed of two words beni: son and mellal: mellal Amazigh word that means "white as the city is situated at the foot of Mont Blanc Tassemit ("Cold Mountain") at an altitude ranging from 600 m to 2240 m above sea level
The region's climate is continental, with average rainfall, which varies annually from 300 to 750 mm per year. The temperature becomes negative in January with snow in the contours above 1000 m altitude, and snow is possible also at an altitude between 500 m and 1000 m but rarely, as we saw in 1974 where the snow has been spotted in the town of Beni Mellal to 620 m. Winter is generally moist and cool. Summer is very hot due to hot winds from the southeast (Chergui) that plague the region and that can raise the mercury above 40 C (47 C in July 2007) and may end by violent thunderstorms cool the heated ground.
History
Date back to 1688, then Ismaili. Moulay Ismail also built the fortress of Tadla and ramparts still visible and intact, and the Kasbah. In the district of Soumaa, is a minaret that dates back Almoravid. Climbing up the mountain, is Asserdoun Ain (source called the eye of the mule or the source of the mule, as ain, meaning eye or source in Arabic) with its small waterfalls. The site also Borj Ain (called "Ksar" in Arabic, Castle], which is a small fortress overlooking Ain Asserdoun, which was a fortress to keep it. The fortress overlooks the town of Beni Mellal in the midst of orchards and orange groves and a view across the plain of Tadla Beni Mellal was known as the Day. Next to Day, another small town is born: Soumaa. Soumaa The zaouia is founded by Sidi Ahmed Ibn Kassim subject in the sixteenth century. zawiya This had a big role in this region. The merger of these two small towns has given the Beni Mellal actual
Economy
Agriculture is the main economic activity in the region: irrigated agriculture in the plains and subsistence farming in the mountains. The other main economic activities in the city are commerce, agribusiness and tourism. In the region Tadla Azilal, agricultural area (UAA) amounts to 259600Ha representing 80% of all land. Nationally, agriculture contributes regional example for nearly 20% in the production of sugar beet, 7.5% for the production of vegetable crops, 17% for citrus fruits, 18% for olives, or 17% for milk. 186 000 farms employ nearly 445 000 people, representing 16% of the workforce. It also notes that the region has substantial surface water resources (10% of national capacity), which can irrigate 18% of the irrigated area nationally, and groundwater (13% of the national potential ). Especially as the region with its plains (Tadla) and its important water resources, offers the possibility of developing a modern industrialized agriculture Migration
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