Ghafsai
غفساي | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 34°37′41″N 4°54′39″W / 34.6280°N 4.9109°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Fès-Meknès |
Province | Taounate Province |
Population (2014)
[1] | |
• Total | 6,361 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( WEST) |
Ghafsai ( Arabic: غفساي) is a town in Taounate Province, in the region of Fas-Meknas, Morocco. It is located in the Rif Mountains. [2] As of the 2014 Moroccan census, Ghafsai has 6,361 inhabitants. [1]
After being controlled by the Kingdom of Morocco in the previous decades, Ghafsai was within Spanish Morocco from 1912 to 1921, [3] and then the Rif Republic ruled over the Rif region, including Ghafsai, from 1921 to 1926. [4] In the Rif War of the 1920s Interwar Period, Ghafsai was within the warzone. [5] After the Rif Republic lost the war, the area returned under Spanish control. [6]
During the Ifni War in the 1950s, the Moroccan Army of Liberation used Ghafsai as one of their centers of operations against the Spanish and French. [7]
In January 2016, 18 urban development projects spanning over 22 hectares (54 acres) of land were announced to be in progress. Grants for a house relocation project totaled 8.63 million Moroccan dirhams, while the cost for a new sewage system was estimated at 47 million dirhams. Construction of a shopping center, a school, a sports complex, car parking area, economic development area, parks, a landfill, and an electrical network overhaul are also planned. In total, all of these new projects are estimated to add up to the cost of over 300 million dirhams. [8]
Ghafsai is located in the Rif Mountains in the northern part of Morocco. [2]
Ghafsai is one of the major producers of cannabis in Morocco, [2] but in recent years other agriculture and beekeeping ventures have developed also. [9] Faba beans and barley are also produced in Ghafsai. [10]
Ghafsai
غفساي | |
---|---|
Town | |
Coordinates: 34°37′41″N 4°54′39″W / 34.6280°N 4.9109°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Fès-Meknès |
Province | Taounate Province |
Population (2014)
[1] | |
• Total | 6,361 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( WEST) |
Ghafsai ( Arabic: غفساي) is a town in Taounate Province, in the region of Fas-Meknas, Morocco. It is located in the Rif Mountains. [2] As of the 2014 Moroccan census, Ghafsai has 6,361 inhabitants. [1]
After being controlled by the Kingdom of Morocco in the previous decades, Ghafsai was within Spanish Morocco from 1912 to 1921, [3] and then the Rif Republic ruled over the Rif region, including Ghafsai, from 1921 to 1926. [4] In the Rif War of the 1920s Interwar Period, Ghafsai was within the warzone. [5] After the Rif Republic lost the war, the area returned under Spanish control. [6]
During the Ifni War in the 1950s, the Moroccan Army of Liberation used Ghafsai as one of their centers of operations against the Spanish and French. [7]
In January 2016, 18 urban development projects spanning over 22 hectares (54 acres) of land were announced to be in progress. Grants for a house relocation project totaled 8.63 million Moroccan dirhams, while the cost for a new sewage system was estimated at 47 million dirhams. Construction of a shopping center, a school, a sports complex, car parking area, economic development area, parks, a landfill, and an electrical network overhaul are also planned. In total, all of these new projects are estimated to add up to the cost of over 300 million dirhams. [8]
Ghafsai is located in the Rif Mountains in the northern part of Morocco. [2]
Ghafsai is one of the major producers of cannabis in Morocco, [2] but in recent years other agriculture and beekeeping ventures have developed also. [9] Faba beans and barley are also produced in Ghafsai. [10]