Salé
City in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salé (Arabic: سلا, romanized: salā, [salaː]) is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the right bank of the Bou Regreg river, opposite the national capital Rabat, for which it serves as a commuter town. Founded in about 1030 by the Banu Ifran,[3] it later became a haven for pirates in the 17th century as an independent republic before being incorporated into Alaouite Morocco.
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Salé
سلا | |
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Coordinates: 34°02′N 6°48′W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Rabat-Salé-Kénitra |
Established | c. 1030 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jamae Mouatassime[1] |
Elevation | 0 to 115 m (0 to 377 ft) |
Population (2014)[2] | |
• Total | 890,403 |
• Rank | 5th in Morocco[2] |
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Demonym | Slawi |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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The city's name is sometimes transliterated as Salli or Sallee. The National Route 6 connects it to the cities of Fez and Meknes in the east and the N1 to Kénitra in the north-east. It recorded a population of 890,403 in the 2014 Moroccan census.[2]