Ben Guerir

Ben Guérir (Arabic: ابن جرير ) is the capital of the province Rehamna in the west of Morocco.

Location

Ben Guérir lies at an altitude of about 450 m above sea level. inst 140 km ( driving distance ) east of Safi and 70 km north of Marrakech. The coastal city of Casablanca is located about 170 km to the north.

Demographics

The majority of the population engaged in agriculture and as small traders, taxi drivers, etc. make is Berber descent. Leading positions in business, commerce, administration, and banking, health and education are in the hands of the Arab -born population minority. Among themselves Moroccan Arabic is mostly spoken.

Economy

The city's inhabitants live mainly from retail and from the craft. The two main employers are the phosphate industry and about 10 km south of the city center airbase Ben Guérir airbase. Many men also work in the coastal cities to the west and north of Morocco or in Europe. Their collected in the year 2009 status as provincial capital and jobs were created in the administration; In addition, there are several public and private educational institutions.

History

In the Middle Ages, and later it would be - if ever - have been only a small market town, which continues developed during the French colonial period and after independence of Morocco (1956 ) to a small town. A tremendous increase in population, the city enjoyed since the 1970s due to immigration of Berber families in the surrounding villages. After the re-creation of the province Rehamna in 2009 was Ben Guérir provincial capital.

Attractions

In the largely new city, there are no historically or culturally significant sights.

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