Aït Melloul (; ar, أيت ملول) is a city on the west coast of

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 to ...

. It is located in the suburban area of

Agadir Agadir ( ar, أݣادير, ʾagādīr; shi, ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ) is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and south ...

just southeast of

Inezgane Inezgane (; ) is the capital of Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture located on the north bank of the Sous River, about south of Agadir, on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Morocco. It is in some ways a suburb to the larger Agadir, but unlike the tourism ...

, on the southern bank of the

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. According to the 2014 population census, the city is home to 171,847 inhabitants and 39,697 households. The city is part of the Inezgane-Aït Melloul prefecture in the administrative subdivision of Ait Melloul.

Climate

Ait Melloul is characterized with a mild and temperate climate in general, sometimes hot and dry. The climate of the city is influenced by the air currents from the

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. Dry currents from the south and hot winds from the

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also influence the climate and temperature of the city.

Transport

Air

Ait Melloul is home for Al Massira international airport which is one of the busiest airports in the south of Morocco.

Sports

The largest football club of the city is

Union Aït Melloul Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...

which is playing in the

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of the Moroccan football league. The team plays at the municipal stadium of Ait Melloul which can host up to 5,000 fans.

Notable natives and residents

Walid Azaro Walid Azaro ( ar, وليد أزارو; born 11 June 1995) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ajman and the Moroccan national team. After beginning his career in his home country, he joined Al Ahly in 2017 and fini ...

, professional

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Gallery

File:Almaarfia High School Ait Melloul.jpg, Almaarifa high school File:Agadir Al Massira Airport.jpg, Almassira international airport

References

External links

* Populated places in Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture Municipalities of Morocco {{SoussMassa-geo-stub