Fquih Ben Salah

Fquih Ben Salah
الفقيه بن صالح (Arabic)
Fqih Ben Ṣaleḥ (Berber)
Town
Fquih Ben Salah
Coordinates: MA 32°30′00″N 06°32′00″W / 32.50000°N 6.53333°W / 32.50000; -6.53333Coordinates: MA 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 Béni-Mellal Province
Population (2004)
  Total 82,446
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

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 2004 census it has a population of 82,446.[1] 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

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