Ben Ahmed
City in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
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Ben Ahmed (Moroccan Arabic: بن أحمد) is a city in Settat Province, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 31,846. The city is located between Berrechid and Khouribga, about 39 km from each of them. It is also 40 km from Settat and around 70 km from Casablanca.[1]
Ben Ahmed
بن أحمد El Aalwa | |
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City | |
A grand city hall resembling a miniature model of the White House | |
  Ben Ahmed Location in Morocco | |
| Coordinates: 33.0655°N 7.2464°W | |
| Country |  Morocco |
| Region | Casablanca-Settat |
| Province | Settat |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.09 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 31,846 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
In the 1950s, Samuel-Daniel Levy and the Council of Jewish Communities of Morocco established the Sanatorium Israélite Ben Ahmed, a sanatorium dedicated to Jewish patients with tuberculosis in Ben Ahmed.[2][3]