Béni Mellal-Khénifra ( Arabic : بني ملال - خنيفرة , romanized : banī mallāl - ḵunayfira ) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco , covering an area of 28,374 km, and recorded a population of 2,520,776 in the 2014 Moroccan census . The capital of the region is Beni Mellal .
5-551: Béni Mellal-Khénifra is located in the interior of the country. It borders Rabat-Salé-Kénitra to the north, Fès-Meknès to the northeast, Drâa-Tafilalet to the southeast, Marrakesh-Safi to the southwest, and Casablanca-Settat to the northwest. In the western and central part of the region is the productive Tadla plPlainrrigated by the Oum Er-Rbia River . This plain is bracketed by the High Atlas mountains which run through
10-432: Is a rail line with passenger service that runs between Oued Zem, Khouribga, and Casablanca. [REDACTED] Media related to Béni Mellal-Khénifra at Wikimedia Commons Rabat-Sal%C3%A9-K%C3%A9nitra Rabat-Salé-Kénitra ( Arabic : الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة , romanized : ar-ribāṭ salā al-qunayṭira ) is one of twelve administrative regions of Morocco . It is situated in north-western Morocco and has
15-408: The region with the rest of the national expressway network, passing through the cities of Beni Mellal, Oued Zem an, d Khouribga as it heads northwest to Berrechid just south of Casablanca . National Route 8 is another important highway, connecting Beni Mellal and Khenifra with Marrakesh in the southeast and Fez in the northwest. Beni Mellal Airport is served by Royal Air Maroc , and there
20-571: The southern and eastern parts of the region, and the foothills of the Middle Atlas to the north. Béni Mellal-Khénifra was formed in September 2015 by adding Khouribga Province of Chaouia-Ouardigha region and Khénifra Province of Meknès-Tafilalet region to the three provinces previously making up the region of Tadla-Azilal . Ibrahim Moujahid, a member of the Authenticity and Modernity Party ,
25-524: Was elected as the regional council's first president on 14 September 2015. Mohamed Derdouri was appointed governor ( wali ) of the region on 13 October 2015. Béni Mellal-Khénifra comprises five provinces: Agriculture comprises the majority of the region's economy. Major crops include cereals, beetroot, olives, citrus fruits, and pomegranates ; the production of milk and meat is also substantial. The Ouled Abdoun Basin near Khouribga holds 44% of Morocco's phosphate reserves. The A4 expressway connects
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