El Kelaa des Sraghna

El Kelaa des Sraghna
El Kelaa des Sraghna
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 32°2′53″N 7°24′30″W / 32.04806°N 7.40833°W / 32.04806; -7.40833
Country  Morocco
Region Marrakesh-Safi
Province El Kelaa des Sraghna
Elevation 400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 95,224
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (WEST)

El Kelaa des Sraghna (Moroccan Arabic: قلعة السراغنة‎, translit. qəlʿət s-sraġna, sometimes spelled El Kelaa des Srarhna) is a town in central Morocco. The economy of the town is mostly based on agriculture, the growing of olive trees being predominant.

History

According to some historical references, the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail established the city, Kelaat Sraghnas in the 17th century. The Sultan had aimed to found citadels and Quasbas to control the movements of mountainous tribes. Other references state that the existence of the city refers to the period of the Almoravids. According to other sources, the city was known as the Arabs designations such as "Gaynou" Lagrare, and it was founded by the Almoravids like a project to monitor the road between Fes and Marrakesh, to populate the area and fight against Berghouata’s heresy. Nevertheless, some manuscripts cite evidence that Saadian Dynasty founded the city in the late of sixteenth century and it was known as designation "Kelaat Lagrare".

Climate

Climate data for El Kelaa des Srarhna
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 17
(62)		 19
(67)		 22
(71)		 24
(75)		 29
(84)		 31
(88)		 36
(97)		 37
(98)		 32
(90)		 27
(81)		 22
(71)		 18
(64)		 26
(79)
Average low °C (°F) 6
(42)		 7
(45)		 9
(49)		 11
(51)		 14
(57)		 16
(61)		 19
(66)		 19
(67)		 17
(63)		 14
(58)		 11
(51)		 7
(44)		 13
(55)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 28
(1.1)		 30
(1.2)		 28
(1.1)		 20
(0.8)		 8
(0.3)		 5
(0.2)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 8
(0.3)		 23
(0.9)		 20
(0.8)		 48
(1.9)		 221
(8.7)
Source: Weatherbase [2]

References

  1. ↑ "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. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for El Kelaa des Srarhna, Morocco". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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