Fquih Ben Salah

Fquih Ben Salah
الفقيه بن صالح (Arabic)
Fqih Ben Ṣaleḥ (Berber)
Town
Fquih Ben Salah
Coordinates: 32°30′00″N 06°32′00″W / 32.50000°N 6.53333°W / 32.50000; -6.53333Coordinates: 32°30′00″N 06°32′00″W / 32.50000°N 6.53333°W / 32.50000; -6.53333
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; الفقيه بن صالح) is a small 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 102,079,[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, a Hilali-Arab tribe, and became part of the Tadla tribal Berber confederacy.

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ "World Gazetteer".
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