El Kelaa des Sraghna قلعة السراغنة | |
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| Coordinates:32°2′53″N7°24′30″W / 32.04806°N 7.40833°W /32.04806; -7.40833 | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Marrakesh-Safi |
| Province | El Kelaa des Sraghna |
| Establishment | 11th Century |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 95,224 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Kalaat SraghnaArabic:قلعة السراغنة,romanized: qalʿat as-sarāḡina, alsoKelaat Sraghna,El Kelaa des Sraghna, orEl Kelaa des Srarhna) is a small city in centralMorocco. The economy of the town is mostly based on agriculture, the growing ofolive trees being predominant.
According to some historical references, the Alaouite SultanMoulay Ismail established the city in the 17th century. The Sultan had aimed to found citadels and Quasbas to control the movements of mountainous tribes. Other references state that the existence of the city refers to the period of theAlmoravids. According to other sources, the city was known as the Arabs designations such as "Gaynou" Lagrare, and it was founded by the Almoravids as a project to monitor the road betweenFes andMarrakesh, to populate the area and fight againstBerghouata’s heresy. Nevertheless, some manuscripts cite evidence thatSaadian Dynasty founded the city in the late the sixteenth century and it was known as the designation "Kelaat Lagrare".[citation needed]
El Kelaa des Sraghna has ahot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classificationBSh).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17 (62) | 19 (67) | 22 (71) | 24 (75) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 36 (97) | 37 (98) | 32 (90) | 27 (81) | 22 (71) | 18 (64) | 26 (79) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6 (42) | 7 (45) | 9 (49) | 11 (51) | 14 (57) | 16 (61) | 19 (66) | 19 (67) | 17 (63) | 14 (58) | 11 (51) | 7 (44) | 13 (55) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) | 30 (1.2) | 28 (1.1) | 20 (0.8) | 7.6 (0.3) | 5.1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7.6 (0.3) | 23 (0.9) | 20 (0.8) | 48 (1.9) | 220 (8.7) |
| Source: Weatherbase[2] | |||||||||||||
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