Beni Mellal

Beni Mellal
بني ملال
Beni Mellal is located in Morocco
Beni Mellal
Beni Mellal
Location in Morocco
Beni Mellal is located in Africa
Beni Mellal
Beni Mellal
Beni Mellal (Africa)
Coordinates: 32°20′22″N 6°21′39″W / 32.33944°N 6.36083°W / 32.33944; -6.36083
Country Morocco
RegionBéni Mellal-Khénifra
ProvinceBeni Mellal
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • City209,676
 • Rank17th in Morocco
 • Metro
447,330
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
23000
Websitewww.communebenimellal.ma

Beni Mellal (Arabic: بني ملال) is a city in north-central Morocco. It is the capital of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region and has a population of 192,676 (2014 census).[1] It sits at the foot of Jbel Tassemit (2247 m), next to the plains of Beni Amir. The modern town dates back to 1688, when Moulay Isma'il founded a kasbah (fort).[2]

  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.
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