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| nickname = | settlement_type = | motto = | image_skyline = {{Photomontage| photo1a = Beni mellal hh.jpg| photo2a = Ain asserdoun Béni Mellal.jpg| size = 275| spacing = 2| color = transparent| border = 0}}| imagesize = 300px| image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Morocco#Africa| pushpin_relief = yes| pushpin_label_position = bottom| pushpin_mapsize = 300| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Morocco| subdivision_type = CountryMorocco}}Regions of Morocco>Region| subdivision_name1 = Béni Mellal-KhénifraProvinces of Morocco>ProvinceBéni Mellal Province>Beni Mellal| subdivision_type3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2020| population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 209.676List of cities in Morocco>17th in Morocco| population_density_km2 = auto| population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = 447330| population_density_metro_km2 = auto| population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities| population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = Central European Time>CET| utc_offset = +13222639region:MA|display=inline,title}}| elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 620| elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = Postal code| postal_code = 23000| area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = | official_name = }} Beni Mellal () is a city in north-central Morocco. It is the capital of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region and has a population of 192,676 (2014 census).WEB,rgph2014.hcp.ma/file/166326/, POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D’APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014, ar, fr, High Commission for Planning, Morocco, 8 April 2015, 29 September 2017, It sits at the foot of Jbel Tassemit (2247 m), next to the plains of Beni Amir. The modern town dates back to 1688, when Moulay Isma’il founded a kasbah (fort).

History

Historical Arabic sources do not offer clear details about this site during the medieval period.BOOK, Boum, Aomar,books.google.com/books?id=glgzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA95, Historical Dictionary of Morocco, Park, Thomas K., Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, 978-1-4422-6297-3, 95, en, Béni Mellal, {{Transliteration|ar|Hiá¹£n DaÄ«}} (), a town that was given to the Idrisid prince Yahya ibn Idris (son of Idris II) to rule during the 9th century, may correspond to the site of present Beni Mellal.{{Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition|article=BenÄ« Mellāl|volume=12|title=BenÄ« Mellāl|last=Deverdun|first=Gaston|page=132}}BOOK, Garcia-Arenal, Mercedes, Genèse de la ville islamique en al-Andalus et au Maghreb occidental, Moreno, Eduardo Manzano, Casa de Velázquez; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 1998, 978-84-00-07766-2, Cressier, Patrice, 277, fr, Légitimité et villes idrissides, Garcia-Arenal, Mercedes,books.google.com/books?id=BwXpacrOE-YC&dq=Wazeqq%C5%ABr+morocco&pg=PA278, It was later captured by the Almohads in 1141.In 1688, the Alawi sultan Moulay Isma’il built a kasbah (fort) here and the current town developed around it. The kasbah was restored in the 19th century by Moulay Sliman and again in 1916 by the French Protectorate administration. In 1918, the town had a recorded population of approximately 3000. During the Protectorate, authorities invested in the area’s agricultural infrastructure, which helped the city grow into a major urban centre. Today it is also regional administrative center.

Climate

Beni Mellal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) with very hot summers and cool winters. As the city lies quite far inland and is shielded by the Middle Atlas mountains, the climate is highly continental.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}} Because of these factors the overall climate can be considered in a fluctuative state generally moderating between two larger extremes in temperature and climate. Rainfall can reach up to {{convert|500|mm|0|abbr=on}} per year, snow can also fall in winter.{{Citation needed|date=November 2023}}{{Weather box|width = auto|location = Beni Mellal|metric first = yes|single line = yes|Jan high C = 17.8|Feb high C = 19.6|Mar high C = 23.3|Apr high C = 24.6|May high C = 28.8|Jun high C = 34.2|Jul high C = 39.5|Aug high C = 40.8|Sep high C = 32.2|Oct high C = 28.1|Nov high C = 22.0|Dec high C = 18.9|year high C = |Jan low C = 3.3|Feb low C = 5.1|Mar low C = 7.8|Apr low C = 10.3|May low C = 13.5|Jun low C = 17.8|Jul low C = 24.2|Aug low C = 25.1|Sep low C = 18.0|Oct low C = 14.0|Nov low C = 8.6|Dec low C = 5.0|year low C = |Jan rain mm = 33.9|Feb rain mm = 34.2|Mar rain mm = 43.0|Apr rain mm = 36.7|May rain mm = 20.0|Jun rain mm = 3.5|Jul rain mm = 1.6|Aug rain mm = 1.2|Sep rain mm = 7.2|Oct rain mm = 35.6|Nov rain mm = 53.4|Dec rain mm = 40.0|year rain mm = |source = BBC Weather (records)HTTP://WWW.BBC.CO.UK/WEATHER/WORLD/CITY_GUIDES/RESULTS.SHTML?TT=TT000420 > TITLE =AVERAGE CONDITIONS TETOAUN, MOROCCO, August 17, 2009, BBC Weather, |date=August 2010}}

Transport

Beni Mellal is served by Beni Mellal Airport.

Education

In Beni Mellal is located Sultan Moulay Slimane University.

Notable people

• Abde Ezzalzouli - Professional footballer
• Hicham Sigueni - Long-distance runner
• Mohamed El Badraoui - Former footballer

Gallery

File:Beni mellal castle.jpg|File:Fortress Beni Mellal.jpg|El Kasbah Ain Asserdoun Beni MellalFile:BeniMellal,AinAsserdoun.jpg|File:Beni Mellal - University Sultan Moulay Slimane.JPG|Sultan Moulay Slimane University

References

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External links

• Lexicorient {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194515lexicorient.com/morocco/beni_mellal.htm |date=2016-03-03 }}
• beni-mellal.info/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=15" title="web.archive.org/web/20110812082731beni-mellal.info/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=15">Monographie de la Ville de Beni Mellal {{in lang|fr}}

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