Moulay Brahim
| Moulay Brahim مولاي ابراهيم ⵎⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⴱⵕⴰⵀⵉⵎ |
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 Morocco
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| Region : | Marrakech-Safi | ||||
| Province : | Al Haouz | ||||
| Coordinates | 31 ° 17 ′ N , 7 ° 58 ′ W | ||||
| Residents : | 11,813 (2014) | ||||
| Height : | 1350 m | ||||
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Moulay Brahim ( Arabic مولاي ابراهيم, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵎⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⴱⵕⴰⵀⵉⵎ Mulay Brahim ) is a mountain village of about 3,000 and the main town of about 12,000 inhabitants rural municipality (commune rural) in the province of Al Haouz in the region Marrakech-Safi , Morocco .
Location and climate
Moulay Brahim is located at an altitude of about 1350 m above the river valley of the Oued Nfiss on the Kik plateau on the north side of the High Atlas . The distance to the northern city of Marrakech is about 55 km. The neighboring small town of Asni is only 7 km away. The climate is temperate to warm because of the altitude; Rain (approx. 445 mm / year) falls almost exclusively in the winter half-year.
Population development
| year | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 |
| Residents | 10,503 | 10,979 | 11,813 |
The population of the place and the community consists to a large extent of immigrant members of various Berber tribes from the area.
economy
The predominantly cattle-rearing and 100% Berber population of the mountain village lived for centuries according to the principles of self-sufficiency . Barley could be grown in the fields of the plateau ; the cultivation of wheat and vegetables was only possible to a limited extent because of the night frosts that continued into summer.
history
Little information is available on the history of the mountain village. According to oral tradition, a Sufi named Moulay Brahim ben Ahmed Mghari († 1661), who was popularly called Tayr Lejbel ("mountain bird") in the local Berber dialect , founded the center of a religious brotherhood ( zaouia ) here . Up to the present day the place Moulay Brahim and the tomb of the 'holy man' ( marabout ) are the destination of pilgrims and tourists from the region and the city of Marrakech.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population statistics Morocco ( Memento from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Moulay Brahim - Climate tables
- ^ Moulay Brahim - population development