Moulay Brahim, or My Brahim, is a small town and
rural commune in
Al Haouz Province
Al Haouz () is a province in the Moroccan economic region of Marrakesh-Safi
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. At the time of the
2014 census, the commune had a total population of 8698 people; the town itself had a population of 3098. The town is named after the Moroccan sufi saint
Moulay Brahim.
History
On 8 September 2023,
an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8
Mw, struck the town which led to many homes collapsing.
References
Populated places in Al Haouz Province
Rural communes of Marrakesh-Safi
Populated places destroyed by earthquakes
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