Benslimane (city)
| Benslimane بن سليمان ⵢⵜ ⵙⵍⵉⵎⴰⵏ |
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 Morocco
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| Region : | Casablanca Settat | ||||
| Province : | Benslimane | ||||
| Coordinates | 33 ° 37 ' N , 7 ° 7' W | ||||
| Residents : | 57,101 (2014) | ||||
| Area : | 27.74 km² | ||||
| Population density : | 2,058 inhabitants per km² | ||||
| Height : | 255 m | ||||
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Benslimane ( Arabic : بن سليمان, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵢⵜ ⵙⵍⵉⵎⴰⵏ Ayt Sliman ) is the capital of the province of the same name in the Moroccan region of Casablanca-Settat, with a population of around 65,000 .
Toponym
The city is named after Mohammed Benslimane, a Sufi saint, whose shrine is located about 1 km southwest of the city.
Location and climate
The city of Benslimane is located approx. 55 km (driving distance) east of Casablanca or 60 km southwest of the Moroccan capital Rabat at an altitude of approx. 255 m . The climate influenced by the Atlantic is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 450 mm / year) actually only falls in the winter months.
population
| year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 |
| Residents | 36,977 | 46,478 | 57.101 |
The population are mostly descendants of the Ziaida , an Arabic-speaking tribe of Berber origin from the union of Sanhādscha and Mdakra (or Ouled Ali). However, a large part of today's population is of Berber descent and has immigrated from the mountain regions of Morocco since the 1960s.
economy
Agriculture is the main economic factor in the city and region. Since 2006 the place can be reached through an airport.
history
The first inhabitants of the administrative district were the Bargawata , a group of Berbers in the Maghreb . The Almohad Dynasty appealed to the year 1140 to the Arabs of Banu Hilal and Banu Sulaym, at her side in Al Andalus in the southern Spanish conflict in the battle of Alarcos to participate. As a reward, they were promised land. The lands that were awarded were mainly in the plains in north-east Morocco near the Atlantic (Doukkala, Chaouia, Sraghna etc.) and the Western Sahara.
In 1907 the French Army established a military base here, Camp Boulhaut, as part of a campaign against Morocco . A rebellion against the French occupation of Morocco began in Ben Slimane.
The establishment of the base was followed by the establishment of a military settlement, which subsequently expanded along the road leading to Bouznika. During the French Protectorate , the area belonged to the autonomous sub-region of Casablanca . It was then divided into three civil districts: Chaouia North (Casablanca) Chaouia Center ( Berrechid ) and Chaouia South ( Settat ).
