El Kelaa des Sraghna
Kalaat Sraghna (also Kelaat Sraghna, El Kelaa des Sraghna, or El Kelaa des Srarhna) is a city in central Morocco. The economy of the town is mostly based on agriculture, the growing of olive trees being predominant.
El Kelaa des Sraghna
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• Name — El Kelaa des Sraghna • Native Name — قلعة السراغنة ⵇⴰⵍⵄⴰⵜ ⵙⵙⵔⴰⵖⵏⴰ • Type — city • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Morocco • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Marrakesh-Safi • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — El Kelaa des Sraghna • Subdivision Type3 — Establishment • Leader Party — USFP • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Noureddine Aït El Haj • Established Title — Settled • Established Date — 11th Century • Population As Of — 2024 • Population Total — 106,418 • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Time Zone — GMT • Utc Offset — +0 • Elevation M — 400 • Postal Code — 43000
History
History
According to some historical references, the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail established the city in the 17th century.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 as 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 the sixteenth century and it was known as the designation "Kelaat Lagrare".
Climate
Climate
El Kelaa des Sraghna has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh).
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- 1.High Commission for Planning, Morocco. Population légale du Royaume du Maroc répartie par régions, provinces et préfectures et communes selon les résultats du Recensement général de la population et de l’habitat 2024. 7 November 2024.
- 2.Cited in the source article.
- 3.Weatherbase. Weatherbase: Historical Weather for El Kelaa des Srarhna, Morocco. 2011.
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