Bni Chiker

Bni Chiker or Beni Chiker is a town in , . At the time of the 2024 census, it had a population of 22,763. It is the birthplace of the writer Mohammed Choukri and of Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, who on 16 May 2012 was appointed Minister of Women's Rights and Government spokesperson in the Ayrault government in France.
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  • Type: Town with 4,190 residents
  • Description: Moroccan city
  • Also known as: “Aït Shishar”, “Beni Chicar”, “Beni chiker”, “Bni Chikar”, “Bni Chiker ⴱⵏⵉ ⵛⵉⴽⵔ جماعة بني شيكر”, “Tanger”, “Tangier”, and “Zoco el Had de Beni Sicar”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fort of the Purísima Concepción and Sidi Guariach cemetery.

Castle
Photo: Ángel Gutiérrez Rubio, CC BY 2.0.
The , also referred… is situated 4½ km east of Bni Chiker.

Cemetery
Photo: Miguel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 4½ km east of Bni Chiker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farkhana and Cazaza.

Town
Photo: Ángel Gutiérrez Rubio, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in , , .

Hamlet
Photo: Miguel González Novo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Ghassasa was a city on the western coast… is situated 7 km west of Bni Chiker.

Bni Chiker

Latitude
35.2772° or 35° 16′ 38″ north
Longitude
-3.0137° or 3° 0′ 49″ west
Population
4,190
Elevation
229 metres (751 feet)
Open location code
8C7R7XGP+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1884851502
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6546075
Wiki­data ID
Q817275
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Bni Chiker” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بني بويفرور”
  • Arabic: “بني شيكر”
  • Arabic: “جماعة بني شيكر”
  • Asturian: “Beni Chikar”
  • Basque: “Bni Chiker”
  • Catalan: “Beni Chiker”
  • Cebuano: “Bni Chiker”
  • Chinese: “巴尼-奇克尔”
  • Chinese: “巴尼-奇克爾”
  • Dutch: “Bni Chiker”
  • French: “Aït Chiker”
  • French: “Beni Chiker”
  • French: “Bni Chiker (Commune Rurale)”
  • French: “Bni Chiker (CR)”
  • French: “Bni Chiker”
  • German: “Beni Chiker”
  • Hebrew: “בני שיכר”
  • Italian: “Ayt Chiker”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “بني شيكر”
  • Moroccan Arabic: “طنجة”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bni Chiker”
  • Persian: “بنی شیکر”
  • Portuguese: “Bni Chiker”
  • Russian: “Хад-бени-Шикер”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بنی شیکر”
  • Spanish: “Beni Chikar”
  • Spanish: “Beni Sicar”
  • Swedish: “Bni Chiker”
  • “Beni Chiker”

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