Kalaat Sraghna

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 (Arabic)
El Kelaa des Sraghna is located in Morocco
El Kelaa des Sraghna
El Kelaa des Sraghna
Location in Morocco
El Kelaa des Sraghna is located in Africa
El Kelaa des Sraghna
El Kelaa des Sraghna
El Kelaa des Sraghna (Africa)
Coordinates: 32°2′53″N 7°24′30″W
Country Morocco
RegionMarrakesh-Safi
ProvinceEl Kelaa des Sraghna
Establishment11th Century
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2014)[1]
  Total95,224
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

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According to some historical references, the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail established the city in the 17th century.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

Climate data for El Kelaa des Srarhna
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.