El Ksiba is a small town in
Béni-Mellal Province
Béni-Mellal is a province in the Moroccan region of Béni Mellal-Khénifra. Its population in 2004 was 946,018 Geography
Béni Mellal Province is located in the Atlas Mountains with a plateau situated 400 to 600 meters above sea level, as well a ...
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Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Béni Mellal-Khénifra ( ar, بني ملال - خنيفرة, banī mallāl - ḵunayfira; ber, ⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⵍⵍⴰⵍ - ⵅⵏⵉⴼⵕⴰ, ayt mllal - xnifṛa) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 28,374 km2 a ...
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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 ...
. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 18,481.
Temperatures reach below zero in the coldest winters and snow falls in the surrounding countryside. The town is surrounded with various types of trees including olive,
almond and pinecone. El Ksiba has several springs and rivers that run through the mountains. The people that inhabit El Ksiba are mostly from the
Berber tribes of Morocco.
The
Battle of El Ksiba took place here 8-10 June 1913.
References
Populated places in Béni Mellal Province
Municipalities of Morocco
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