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Youssoufia, Morocco

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Youssoufia

ⵢⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉⵢⴰ
اليوسفية
Town
Country Morocco
RegionMarrakesh-Safi
ProvinceYoussoufia
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total67,628
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)

Youssoufia (Berber: ⵢⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉⵢⴰ, Arabic: اليوسفية) is the capital of Youssoufia Province in Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco. In the 2014 Moroccan census it recorded a population of 67,628,[1] up from 64,518 ten years ago.[2]

It is known for its phosphate production. The city was founded in 1931 by the French when they began to exploit the phosphate deposits of the Gantour basin.

Notable people

  • Ismahane Elouafi, geneticist, was born here in 1971.
  • Samir Sarsare, a football player.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D’APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in ar, fr). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. http://rgph2014.hcp.ma/file/166326/. 
  2. ↑ World Gazetteer

[ ⚑ ] 32°15′N 8°32′W / 32.25°N 8.533°W / 32.25; -8.533




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