Beni Mellal is a Moroccan city located in the country's interior.
It is the capital of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region and has a
population of 192,676. It sits at the foot of Jbel Tassemit, and next to
the plains of Beni Amir.
The walls of the city go back to Moulay Ismail, in 1688, as well as the
Kasbah Bel-Kush but most of the city is quite modern and
forms an important economic centre for the region particularly in the
areas of petrochemical production as well as textile manufacturing which
forms the backbone of the wider community. Local agricultural products
as oranges, olives, figs etc. find their way to the market via Beni
Mellal.
The city has good connections via the road to Casablanca to the East and
lies on the ancient route - now a national road - from Fez to
Marrakech. The national rail-operator ONCF is also extending the
railtrack from Casablanca to Oued Zem to the city.
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