Fquih Ben Salah
Fquih Ben Salah
الفقيه بن صالح (Arabic) ⵍⴼⵇⵉⵀ ⴱⴻⵏ ⵚⴰⵍⵃ (Berber) | |
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Town | |
  Fquih Ben Salah | |
| Coordinates: 32°30′00″N 06°32′00″W / 32.50000°N 6.53333°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Béni Mellal-Khénifra |
| Province | Fquih Ben Salah |
| Elevation | 1,434 ft (437 m) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 102,019 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Fquih Ben Salah or Fkih Ben Saleh (Berber: Fqih Ben Ṣaleḥ, ⴼⵇⵉⵀ ⴱⴻⵏ ⵚⴰⵍⴻⵃ) is a medium city in Morocco, located in the region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra, in the historical region of Tadla. According to the 2014 Moroccan census it had a population of 200K ,[1] up from 82,446 in 2004.[2] Its main economic activity is agriculture.
History
The city is located on the territory of Beni Amir, and became part of the Tadla tribal Berber (Amazigh) confederacy.
Twin towns
Don Benito, Spain
See also
References
- ^ a b "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "World Gazetteer".