Country Morocco Province El Jadida | Region Casablanca-Settat Time zone WET (UTC+0) | |
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Boulaouane is a small town and rural commune in El Jadida Province of the Casablanca-Settat region of Morocco. The town is near the Oum Er-Rbia River and the fortress (Boulanouane Kasbah) overlooks that river. At the time of the 2004 census, the commune had a total population of 14,404 people living in 2319 households.
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Map of Boulaouane, Morocco
History
The fortess or Kasbah that overlooks an important bend in the river was built by Moulay Ismail in 1710. The ten metre high towers command a view of the surrounding area.
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Boulaouane Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA