a city in Morocco between the Middle Atlas mountains and the plain of Tadla, in the center of the country. Located on the road of Fes and Marrakech the imperial cities, it is open to the south of Morocco through the provinces of Errachidia in the East, Khénifra north east of Ouarzazate and the South West. The city had 163,248 inhabitants in 2004.
Geography and climate: Beni Mellal is located at the foot of Mount Tassemit ("Cold Mountain") at an altitude ranging from 500 to 950 meters. The region's climate is continental, with average rainfall, which varies annually from 300 to 750mm per year. The temperature becomes negative in January with snow in the reliefs above 1000m and snow is possible also above 500m but rarely as we saw in 1974 or the snow has been spotted in the town of Beni Mellal 620m. Summer is very hot due to hot winds from the southeast (Chergui) that plague the region and push up the mercury above 40 ° C (47 ° C July 2007) and may eventually storms cooling the heated ground.
History: The town dates from 1688, then Ismaili. Moulay Ismail also built the fortress of Tadla and ramparts still visible and intact, and the Kasbah. In the district of Soumaa, is a minaret that dates back Almoravid. Climbing up the mountain, is Asserdoun Ain (source called the eye of the mule or the source of the mule, as ain, meaning eye or source in Arabic) with its small waterfalls. The site also Borj Ain (called "Ksar" in Arabic, Castle], which is a small fortress overlooking Ain Asserdoun, which was a fortress to keep it. This fortress overlooks the town of Beni Mellal in the middle of orchards and orange groves and a view across the plain of Tadla. Beni Mellal was known as the Day. Right next to Day, another small town is born: Soumaa. The Soumaa zaouïa is founded by Sidi Ahmed Ibn Kassim subject in the sixteenth century. This zawiya had a big role in this region. The merger of these two small towns has given the Beni Mellal current.
Economy: Agricultural Area (UAA) covers 583,684 ha, or 34% of the total area. The irrigated area occupies 31% of the UAA. The agricultural land use is dominated by the major cereal crops (durum wheat, barley and maize) with 69% of the UAA; involved in 14.8% due to domestic production. Industrial crops, particularly sugar beet and cotton, which occupy only 3% of the UAA with 35% contributing to national production. As for fruit plantations, olive and citrus production are respectively 20% and 19% of national production. On milk production, the region contributes 17.2% of national production.
region Tadla-Azilal is also a region-oriented farming. The number of livestock is 2,041,343 1,082,052 heads, in Beni Mellal and 959,291 in Azilal.
The livestock of the region is as follows: •
181,992 head of cattle of which 132,835 and 49,175 in Beni Mellal in Azilal; • 1,296,839 of which 791,844 head of sheep in Beni Mellal and 504,995 in Azilal; • 562,464 head of goats with 157,373 and 405,091 in Beni Mellal in Azilal.
Regarding the forest sector, it occupies a total area of 500,106 ha, or 29% of the total area of the region. Natural forests represent 97% of forest area in the region. The main species is the oak with 60% of forest area.
industry, handicrafts and mining
The industry is dominated by agro-industry, which includes 64 facilities and employs 2,368 permanent employees. The total production of these units is recognized in more than one billion Dirhams. As for regional artisanal sector, it includes 11 cooperatives and employs 7,400 artisans.
The mining sector is characterized by a production of 4,812 tonnes of which 20% are for export.
source : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beni_Mellal
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