- Beni Mellal
Beni-Mellal ( _ar. بني ملال) is a Moroccan city located at (coord|32|20|22|N|6|21|39|W|type:city). It is the capital city of the
Tadla-Azilal Region, with a population of 163,286 (2004 census). It sits at the foot ofMount Tassemit (2247m), and next to the plains ofBeni Amir .As the city lies quite far inland and is shielded by the
Middle Atlas mountains the area has a realcontinental climate with very hot summers and quite cold winters.The walls of the city go back to Mawlay Ismail, in
1688 , as well as theKasba Bel-Kush but most of the city is quite modern and forms an important conomic centre for the region. Local agricultural products as oranges, olives, figs etc. find their way to the market via Beni Mellal., [ [http://i-cias.com/e.o/beni_mel.htm Beni Mellal] info on I-Ciss, visited onJuly 19 ,2008 ]The city has good connections via the road to
Casablanca to the East and lies on the ancient route -now anational route- fromFez toMarrakech . The national rail-operatorONCF is also extending the railtrack from Casablanca to (nearby)Oued Zem to the cityExternal links
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