Oulad Berhil (also: Ouled Berhil or Olad Berhil. Arabic: اولاد برحيل) is a town in the valley of the Sous River in Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa region, Morocco. The town has grown explosively over the last two decades, from 9,211 inhabitants in 1994 to 15,359 in 2004 and to an estimated 23,230 in 2013.[1]
Oulad Berhil
اولاد برحيل | |
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Town | |
 Main street in Oulad Berhil around noon | |
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| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Souss-Massa |
| Province | Taroudant |
| Elevation | 1,610 ft (490 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 23,230 (est.) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
Oulad Berhil is noted for its old Kasbah, 800m south of the main road (signposted from the town centre), which has been turned into a sumptuous hotel-restaurant, the Riad Hida.
References
edit- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10.
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