Bni Drar

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Bni Drar
بني درار
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Bni Drar (Morocco)
Bni Drar
Bni Drar
Basic data
State : MoroccoMorocco Morocco
Region : Oriental
Prefecture : Oujda-Angad
Coordinates 34 ° 51 ′  N , 2 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 34 ° 51 ′  N , 2 ° 0 ′  W
Residents : 10,934 (2014)
Area : 9 km²
Population density : 1,215 inhabitants per km²
Height : 475  m

Bni Drar ( Arabic بني درار) is a city with about 10,000 inhabitants in the province of Oujda-Angad in the Oriental region in north-eastern Morocco .

Location and climate

Bni Drar is located about 5 km west of the Algerian border and about 20 km north of the city ​​of Oujda . The coastal town of Saidia on the Mediterranean coast is about 45 km north. The climate is dry to temperate; Rain (approx. 345 mm / year) falls predominantly in the winter half-year. Oujda-Angads International Airport is about 10 km south.

population

The population growth in previous years is largely due to the immigration of Berber families from the surrounding area. Moroccan Arabic is mainly spoken .

economy

Today the city is characterized by retail trade, handicrafts and service companies of all kinds. The numerous meat restaurants attract tourists from Oujda, Berkane and Ahfir .

Cityscape

The cityscape consists more of simple neighborhoods. The unemployment and poverty rate is rather high in a Moroccan comparison.

Individual evidence

  1. Bni Drar بني درار climate: average temperature, weather by month , Bni Drar weather averages , accessed on August 26, 2019