Oulad Berhil

Oulad Berhil
اولاد برحيل
Town
Country  Morocco
Region Souss-Massa
Province Taroudant
Elevation 1,610 ft (490 m)
Population (2013)
  Total 23,230 (est.)
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)

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 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

  1. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10.
Main street in Oulad Berhil around noon

Coordinates: 30°38′27″N 8°28′30″W / 30.640783°N 8.475008°W / 30.640783; -8.475008


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