Ben Guerir ( ar, بن ڭرير, ber, ⴱⴻⵏ ⴳⵔⵉⵔ, Ben Grir) is a university town and

military town {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) A military town is a civilian municipality which is economically dependent upon or receives its greatest economic impetus from a nearby military installation, such as a military base or military ...

that serves as the capital of

Rehamna Province Rehamna ( ar, إقليم الرحامنة) or Rhamna is a province in the Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi. Its population in 2014 was 315,077. Subdivisions The 23 rural communes are attached to 7 caidats, themselves part of 2 circles: * circle ...

in central

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

, in the

Marrakesh-Safi Marrakesh-Safi or Marrakech-Asfi ( ar, مراكش آسفي, murrākuš āsafi; ( ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ ⴰⵙⴼⵉ, mṙṙakš asfi) is one of the ten Regions of Morocco.

region. it hosts Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Ben Guerir Air Base. The city is known for the production of

phosphate rock Phosphorite, phosphate rock or rock phosphate is a non-detrital sedimentary rock that contains high amounts of phosphate minerals. The phosphate content of phosphorite (or grade of phosphate rock) varies greatly, from 4% to 20% phosphorus pentox ...

, OCP Group announced plans to make Ben Guerir into a

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. According to the

2014 Moroccan census The 2014 Moroccan census The moroccan census of the population, officially named general census of the population and the habitat (RGPH), is a census taking place every ten years in the kingdom. It is established under the responsibility of the Hig ...

Ben Guerir has a population of 88,626 inhabitants, up from 62,693 in 2004.Morocco 2004 Census
/ref>, The city is in the territory of the Rahamna tribe.

References

Populated places in Rehamna Province Municipalities of Morocco Ben Guerir {{MarrakeshSafi-geo-stub

See also

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