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The colons under French rule (as further North under
Spanish rule in the Loukos valley) were fully conscious of the region's production capacities and settled in the Gharb in large numbers. About 800 farms covered some 200,000 hectares (a fourth of the region's total). Two lesser urban centers arose
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irrigated plus about 20,000 hectares with pumps directly accessing the oueds. Together with the Loukos region it produces some 95% of
Morocco's rice, 75% of the country's production of sugar cane, 50% of the oleaginous plants, as well as 65% of the strawberries exported by Morocco.
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The Gharb Basin has been explored for oil and gas since the 1920. Commercial production of natural gas began in 1963, with new fields being brought on line through the 1990s. The gas is generally found in shallow deposits at a depth ranging from 900 m to 1800 m.
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after which it turns southwest and flows through
Kenitra, where it is navigable below that point. Most of the region is located in the Gharb Basin (Rharb Basin) which forms a low-land plain extending west and southwest from the Prerif Ridges of the
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The center of the region is the most productive, but there has been recent development in the west along the ocean. On the other hand the southern and eastern parts of the region remain marginal and pauperized.
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A number of factories have been created to process some of the Gharb's agricultural production. For instance, there are now five sugar refineries. The development of the Gharb region relies heavily on the dams
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region, where prehistorically the upper watershed supported much more vigorous and extensive forests, such that flooding was moderated and year round flow was increased compared to current times.
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The administrative region extends about 80 kilometres (50 mi) along the coast of
Morocco and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) inland. The major river is the
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The region lacks economic and geographic unity. In particular, while it resembles and is closely connected with the Loukos region which is administrated by the
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From 2004 to 2014 the area experienced a modest 2.3% growth in population from 1,859,540 to 1,904,112, available water being the main limitation on growth.
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is centrally located within the basin. The Gharb Basin covers an area of some 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi).
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with which it has little connections. Kenitra itself is integrated in the urban corridor that extends southward through
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both for electricity and irrigation. Headwaters for these rivers lie in the
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The Gharb is the second most important agricultural region of
Morocco after
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has been developed for numerous agricultural purposes ranging as widely as
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631:(in French). Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. pp. 104–127.
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461:"Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2004"
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466:. Haut-commissariat au Plan, Lavieeco.com. Archived from
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Regions falling partly (*) or entirely (**) within the
616:"Volubilis - Ancient Village or Settlement in Morocco"
303:. Major settlements from these eras were located at
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from 1997 to 2015. It was situated in north-western
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597:The world history of beekeeping and honey hunting
251:The region consisted of the following provinces:
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614:Hogan, C. Michael (2007). Burnham, A. (ed.).
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291:In ancient times this region was part of
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295:, which was ruled in early times by the
340:to the east and northeast. The town of
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507:Procedia Earth and Planetary Sciences
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126:8,805 km (3,400 sq mi)
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571:from the original on 2 April 2015.
501:Mansouri, A.; et al. (2013).
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347:Kenitra is the largest city, with
299:and later by the Mauretanians and
204:) was formerly one of the sixteen
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629:Maroc: Régions, Pays, Territoires
801:Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra
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227:region, the Gharb is ruled from
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567:(in French). 13 December 2014.
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929:Former regions of Morocco
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376:Agricultural productivity
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846:Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate
786:Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen
428:and Al Wahda Dam on the
355:being second and third.
247:Administrative divisions
194:Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen
25:Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen
826:Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer
721:Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra
599:. New York: Routledge.
327:in eastern Gharb, past
821:Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira
491:C. Michael Hogan. 2007
618:. Megalithic Portal.
276:Sidi Slimane Province
202:الغرب شراردة بني حسين
162: • Summer (
28:الغرب شراردة بني حسين
701:Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab
691:Béni Mellal-Khénifra
342:Souq Larb’a al-Gharb
293:Mauretania Tingitana
595:Crane, Eva (1999).
541:on 17 November 2011
408:from colonization:
266:Sidi Kacem Province
70: /
49:Location in Morocco
905:disputed territory
736:Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
677:Regions of Morocco
280:Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
270:Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
260:Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
136: • Total
123: • Total
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796:Guelmim-Es Semara
771:Chaouia-Ouardigha
716:Guelmim-Oued Noun
696:Casablanca-Settat
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606:978-0-415-92467-2
392:Historically the
278:(now part of the
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258:(now part of the
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545:12 December
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394:Gharb Basin
359:Oil and gas
321:Sebou River
297:Phoenicians
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711:Fès-Meknès
444:References
402:beekeeping
398:eucalyptus
353:Sidi Kacem
237:Casablanca
131:Population
855:1971–1997
764:1997–2015
684:from 2015
565:LLe Matin
400:farms to
315:Geography
305:Volubilis
287:Antiquity
241:El Jadida
145:Time zone
139:1,904,112
923:Category
862:Southern
816:Oriental
731:Oriental
620:Archived
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422:Idriss I
386:hectares
887:Eastern
872:Central
867:Tansift
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424:on the
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307:and at
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218:Kenitra
214:Morocco
210:Morocco
206:regions
112:Kenitra
108:Capital
102:Morocco
90:Country
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