Fquih Ben Salah الفقيه بن صالح (Arabic) Fqih Ben Ṣaleḥ (Berber) |
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Coordinates: 32°30′00″N 06°32′00″W / 32.50000°N 6.53333°WCoordinates: 32°30′00″N 06°32′00″W / 32.50000°N 6.53333°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Béni Mellal-Khénifra |
Province | Fquih Ben Salah |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 102,019 |
Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | WEST (UTC+1) |
Fquih Ben Salah or Fkih Ben Saleh (Berber: Fqih Ben Ṣaleḥ, ⴼⵇⵉⵀ ⴱⴻⵏ ⵚⴰⵍⴻⵃ; الفقيه بن صالح) is a small city in Morocco, located in the region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra, in the historical region of Tadla. According to the 2014 Moroccan census it had a population of 102,079, up from 82,446 in 2004. Its main economic activity is agriculture.
The city is located on the territory of Beni Amir, a Hilali-Arab tribe, and became part of the Tadla tribal Berber confederacy.