Bni Chiker

Beni Chiker
ني شيكر
Town
Bni Chiker is located in Morocco
Bni Chiker
Bni Chiker
Bni Chiker is located in Africa
Bni Chiker
Bni Chiker
Coordinates: 35°16′25″N 3°00′54″W / 35.273529°N 3.015069°W / 35.273529; -3.015069
Country Morocco
RegionOriental
ProvinceNador Province
Population
 (2014)
 • Total26.884
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Bni Chiker (Arabic: بني شيكر) is a town in Nador Province, Morocco. At the time of the 2014 census, it had a population of 26,884.[1]

It is the birthplace of the writer Mohammed Chukri (1935-2003) and of Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, who on 16 May 2012 was appointed Minister of Women's Rights and Government spokesperson in the Ayrault government in France.

  1. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on December 5, 2012.