Capital: Beni Mellal
Beni Mellal-Khenifra
A region of contrasts: the fertile Tadla plain, the peaks of the central High Atlas, the Ouzoud Falls near Azilal and the phosphate basin around Khouribga.
- Capital
- Beni Mellal
- Population
- 2,520,776 (2014)
- Area
- 28,374 km²
- Names
- Béni Mellal-Khénifra · بني ملال خنيفرة
Highlights
- Ouzoud Falls
- Bin el Ouidane lake
- Aguelmame Azigza lake
- Ain Asserdoun spring
- Cedar forests near Khenifra
Economy
Phosphate mining and processing, irrigated agriculture (sugar beet, citrus, olives), hydropower and mountain tourism.
Provinces and prefectures
Beni Mellal, Azilal, Fquih Ben Salah, Khenifra, Khouribga