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Kalaat Sraghna (Berber: ⵇⵍⵄⵜ ⵙⵔⴰⵖⵏⵙ, Arabic: قلعة السراغنة, romanized: qalʿat as-sarāḡina, sometimes spelled El Kelaa des Srarhna) is a town in central Morocco. The economy of the town is mostly based on agriculture, the growing of olive trees being predominant.

ElKelaa of Sraghna
ⵇⵍⵄⵜ ⵙⵔⴰⵖⵏⵙ (Berber)
قلعة السراغنة  (Arabic)
ElKelaa of Sraghna
Location in Morocco
ElKelaa of Sraghna
ElKelaa of Sraghna (Africa)
Coordinates: 32°2′53″N 7°24′30″W
Country Morocco
RegionMarrakesh-Safi
ProvinceKelaat 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According to some historical references, the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail established the city, Kelaat Sraghnas in the 17th century.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".[citation needed]


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


  1. "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for El Kelaa des Srarhna, Morocco". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.

На других языках

- [en] Kalaat Sraghna

[ru] Эль-Келаа-де-Срагна

Эль-Ке́лаа-де-Сра́гна[1][2] (араб. قلعة السراغنة‎) — город в Марокко, расположен в области Марракеш-Тенсифт-Эль-Хауз.


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