Midelt
Midelt
میدلت | |
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Jbel Ayachi looms over the old French quarter of Midelt | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′48″N 4°43′48″W / 32.68000°N 4.73000°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Drâa-Tafilalet |
| Province | Midelt |
| Elevation | 1,508 m (4,948 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 55,304 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Midelt (Arabic: ميدلت) is a town in Morocco, in the high plains between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas mountain ranges. With a population of 55,304 recorded in the 2014 Moroccan census, Midelt serves as the commercial center of a large agricultural hinterland. It is also one of Morocco's principal cities for the mining of several minerals.