Inezgane () is the capital of

Inezgane-Aït Melloul Inezgane-Aït Melloul (Berber: ''Inezgan Ayt Mellul'') is a prefecture of Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and t ...

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located on the north bank of the

Sous River The Sous River, Sus River or Souss River (Berber: Asif en Sus, Arabic: واد سوس) is a river in mid-southern Morocco located in the Sous region. It originates in the High Atlas and flows west passing Aoulouz, Taroudannt, Oulad Teima, In ...

, about south of

Agadir Agadir (, ; ) is a major List of cities in Morocco, city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Sous River, Souss River flows into the ocean, and south of Casabla ...

, on the

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coast of

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

. It is in some ways a suburb to the larger Agadir, but unlike the tourism-centered Agadir, Inezgane is a typical Moroccan city. Located where the N1, N8 and N10 highways meet, Inezgane is an important transport hub in the region of

Souss-Massa Souss-Massa () is one of the twelve regions of Morocco, regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 51,642 km² and had a population of 2,676,847 as of the 2014 Moroccan census. The capital of the region is Agadir. Geography Souss-Massa bord ...

. The record of the highest temperarures in Inezgane , 51.7 °C (125.1 °F), is disputed. A man is pushing a handle cart

Inezgane is well known for its

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s and silver jewellery, as well as for its vegetable, fruit, and spice market. Tuesday is the main market day, when people come from all the villages nearby to sell their goods and buy provisions for the week.

Notable people

Saadeddine Othmani Saadeddine Othmani (; ; born 16 January 1956), sometimes translated as Saad Eddine el-Othmani, is a Moroccan politician. He served as the 16th prime minister of Morocco from 17 March 2017 to 7 October 2021. Previously he served as foreign minist ...

, 16th Prime Minister of Morocco *

Jean-Yves Le Déroff Jean-Yves Le Déroff (born 15 September 1957 in Inezgane, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco) is a French sailor and Olympic champion. He won the ''Tornado class'' at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metro ...

, Athlete * Aicha Tachinouite, Singer * Aicha Tachinouite, Singer and dancer * Hassan Wahbi, Poet

References

Populated places in Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture Cities in Morocco Municipalities of Morocco Prefectural capitals in Morocco {{SoussMassa-geo-stub