About Jorf El Melha
Jorf El Melha (in Arabic: جرف الملحة) is a town in Morocco. It is located in the Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen region.
Jorf El Melha (in Arabic: جرف الملحة) is a town in Morocco. It is located in the Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen region.
The town is situated on a plain, near the Al Wahda dam. The location derives its importance from its geographical position, at the crossroads towards Fez, Meknes, Ouezzane, Rabat, Chaouen, and Tangier. Located 14 kilometres from Ain Defali, it is situated on mounds on either side of a small valley, three kilometres from the Ouergha river bridge, which was inaugurated by King Mohammed V just after Morocco's independence. It is equidistant from Fez and Meknes (80 km).
Jorf El Melha takes its name from a saline cave located in a ravine.
It is a newly created town, dating from the 1980s. Its founder is the Caid El Hajjoubi, installed by the first governor of the Sidi Kacem province (Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen region).
It is renowned for its large weekly Monday Souk. It also bears the name Souk El Tnine. In the coming years, it will be connected by the Fez-Tetouan motorway.
