Kalaat Sraghna Explained

El Kelaa des Sraghna
Pushpin Map:Morocco#Africa
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Morocco
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
Subdivision Name3:11th Century
Established Date:11th Century
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:95224
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:WET
Utc Offset:+0
Timezone Dst:WEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:32.0481°N -7.4083°W
Elevation M:400
Postal Code:43000

Kalaat Sraghna Arabic: قلعة السراغنة|qalʿat as-sarāḡina, also Kelaat Sraghna, El Kelaa des Sraghna, or El Kelaa des Srarhna) is a small city in central Morocco. The economy of the town is mostly based on agriculture, the growing of olive trees being predominant.

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According to some historical references, the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail established the city in the 17th century.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

El Kelaa des Sraghna has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014 . ar, fr . . 8 April 2015 . 29 September 2017.