Kalaat Sraghna Arabic: قلعة السراغنة, romanized: 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.
El Kelaa des Sraghna
قلعة السراغنة | |
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  El Kelaa des Sraghna Location in Morocco  El Kelaa des Sraghna El Kelaa des Sraghna (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 32°2′53″N 7°24′30″W / 32.04806°N 7.40833°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Marrakesh-Safi |
| Province | El Kelaa des Sraghna |
| Establishment | 11th Century |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 95,224 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
History
editAccording to some historical references, the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail established the city in the 17th century.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".[citation needed]
Climate
editEl Kelaa des Sraghna has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh).
| Climate data for El Kelaa des Srarhna | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17 (62) |
19 (67) |
22 (71) |
24 (75) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
36 (97) |
37 (98) |
32 (90) |
27 (81) |
22 (71) |
18 (64) |
26 (79) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6 (42) |
7 (45) |
9 (49) |
11 (51) |
14 (57) |
16 (61) |
19 (66) |
19 (67) |
17 (63) |
14 (58) |
11 (51) |
7 (44) |
13 (55) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) |
30 (1.2) |
28 (1.1) |
20 (0.8) |
7.6 (0.3) |
5.1 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
7.6 (0.3) |
23 (0.9) |
20 (0.8) |
48 (1.9) |
220 (8.7) |
| Source: Weatherbase [2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for El Kelaa des Srarhna, Morocco". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.