Aït Melloul
Aït Melloul
ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⴻⵍⵍⵓⵍ Ayt Mellul أيت ملول | |
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| Motto: العمل اساس كل نجاح | |
 Location of Ait Melloul | |
  Aït Melloul | |
| Coordinates: 30°20′03″N 9°29′50″W / 30.33417°N 9.49722°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Souss-Massa |
| Prefecture | Inezgane-Aït Melloul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Al Hussein Lasri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2014 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 171,847 |
| • Density | 4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Postal code | 86150 |
| Area code | +212 |
| Website | aitmelloul |
Aït Melloul (Berber: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⴻⵍⵍⵓⵍ, Ayt Mellul; Arabic: أيت ملول) is a city in the south of Morocco. It is located in the suburban area of Agadir just south east of Inezgane, on the southern bank of the Sous River. According to the 2014 population census, the city is home to 171,847 inhabitants and 39,697 households. [1] The city is part of the Inezgane-Aït Melloul prefecture in the administrative subdivision of Ait Melloul.
History
The area surrounding the current city of Ait Melloul was documented as a rural area in the south of Morocco in 1975. Since 1992, it became an urban area with Ait Melloul as the center. [2]
Climate
Ait Melloul is characterized with a mild and temperate climate in general, sometimes hot and dry. The climate of the city is influenced by the air currents from the Atlantic ocean. Dry currents from the south and hot winds from the Sahara also influence the climate and temperature of the city.
Transport
Air
Ait Melloul is home for Al Massira international airport which is one of the busiest airports in the south of Morocco.
Road
The Spanish bus company ALSA provides bus services in the city since 2010 with lines from and to Agadir and Inezgane.
Education
The city is home to several high schools such as Almaarifa high school. It has also several universities such as some faculties of Ibn Zohr university and Sharia faculty.
Sports
The largest football club of the city is Union Aït Melloul which is playing in the second division of the Moroccan football league. The team plays at the municipal stadium of Ait Melloul which can host up to 5,000 fans.
Gallery
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Almaarifa high school -
Oued Souss College -
Almassira international airport
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.
- ^ "تعريف بالمدينة". الموقع الإلكتروني لجماعة أيت ملول (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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