M'rirt

M'rirt (Berber languages: ⵎⵔⵉⵔⵜ, Mrirt; Arabic: مريرت) is a town in Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. According to the 2004 Moroccan census, it had a population of 35,196.[1]

A panorama of M'rirt and the surrounding area.
M'rirt
ⵎⵔⵉⵔⵜ/Mrirt/مريرت
Town
M'rirt
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 33°09′48″N 5°33′58″W
Country Morocco
RegionBéni Mellal-Khénifra
ProvinceKhénifra
Population
 (2014)
 • Total35,196
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)


Famous people

+ Mohammed lâarbi who had been elected as mayor of Mrirt for many years, he is from the tribe of Ait sidi lâabi + Lqayd Moohammadin from the tribe of Ait Bellhaj, he was a commander of the region before and during colonial period, along with other Commanders in the area such as Aqbli of Ait Boârif tribe, Al âyyashi from Ait Abdllah tribe, and others... ++ Âqqa, the city and the area is well known by the name of the warrant officer Âqqa ( ⵄⵇⵇⴰ in Tifinagh letters) one of the leaders of 1971 military coup in Skhirat,He is from Ait Tebbush tribe which is very known in the area by its struggle against french colonialism ++ Ughbal Abdelmajid + Addal Mohammed are The famous politicians of the city and the area, they were fighting eachother politically for almost a decade..

References
  1. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2012-12-05.

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