Midelt

Midelt
میدلت
Jbel Ayachi looms over the old French quarter of Midelt
Midelt
Location in Morocco
Midelt
Midelt (Africa)
Coordinates: 32°40′48″N 4°43′48″W / 32.68000°N 4.73000°W / 32.68000; -4.73000
Country Morocco
RegionDrâa-Tafilalet
ProvinceMidelt
Elevation
1,508 m (4,948 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
55,304
Time zoneUTC+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.